Reservoir Dogs currently beats Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood 65–36
Debut hunger edges out late-career nostalgia.
The Verdict Director's Cut
The ear scene — Madsen dancing, the razor, the camera panning away — invented the Tarantino aesthetic. OUATIH’s climactic eruption of violence — Tarantino unleashing his most gleefully unhinged set piece — perfected it. Both are career-defining set pieces. The lead says invention outperforms perfection. The scene that nobody saw coming is winning over the scene that delivered exactly what the audience wanted. Surprise beats satisfaction when both come from the same director.
The Numbers
| Reservoir Dogs | Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood | |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-Head | 65% | 35% |
| Overall Win Rate | 57% | 50% |
| Championships | 13 | 8 |
| Avg Decision | 1.8s | 2.1s |
| Budget | $1M | $95M |
| Return | 2.4x | 4.1x |
Where This Matchup Sits
On the platform, Reservoir Dogs sits at #8 in Crime out of 32.
In Quentin Tarantino's filmography on BingeBracket, Reservoir Dogs ranks #2 and Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood ranks #4 out of 8.
Looking at shared opponents, Inglourious Basterds stands above both of them on the platform. For all their differences, neither film can get past it.
The championship record tells the same story: Reservoir Dogs has 13 tournament wins to Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood's 8. The pedigree gap matches the head-to-head gap.
27 years separate Reservoir Dogs and Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood. Dollar figures don't compare across that gap, but bracket voters don't care about inflation — Reservoir Dogs wins the head-to-head regardless.
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