Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood currently edges Jackie Brown 55–45
Tarantino's Hollywood elegy outshines his most underrated crime film.
The Verdict Director's Cut
DiCaprio crying in his trailer after flubbing a line — Rick Dalton alone, hating himself, then walking back onto set and delivering his best work — is the most emotionally vulnerable scene Tarantino has ever directed, and it's hidden inside a film that looks like a hangout movie. Once Upon a Time buries its emotional core under layers of period recreation and genre digression, and finding it is the pleasure. Jackie Brown's emotional core is on the surface: Grier's face, De Niro's silence, the sadness of people who know their best years are behind them. At 55 to 45, the buried treasure wins over the visible one. Voters prefer to dig.
The Numbers
| Jackie Brown | Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-Head | 45% | 55% |
| Overall Win Rate | 44% | 47% |
| Championships | 7 | 6 |
| Avg Decision | 1.6s | 1.5s |
| Budget | $12M | $95M |
| Return | 6.2x | 4.1x |
Where This Matchup Sits
Jackie Brown is in the bottom quarter of Crime among 28 on BingeBracket.
Within Quentin Tarantino's filmography on the platform, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood at #4 and Jackie Brown at #5 out of 8.
When facing other films, both run into the same wall: Reservoir Dogs beats them both on BingeBracket, regardless of how they perform against each other.
22 years separate Jackie Brown and Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood. Dollar figures don't compare across that gap, but bracket voters don't care about inflation — Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood wins the head-to-head regardless.
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