Jackie Brown
77 head-to-head matchups and still no clear verdict on Jackie Brown. 51% means the room is essentially split — a genuine coin flip every time it shows up in a bracket. Tarantino's most mature film is also his least flashy, which divides his own fanbase cleanly. Voters who prize restraint over spectacle treat it as his best work; the rest barely think of it. 1.4s per vote suggests strong instincts. Most voters arrive at this matchup already knowing which way they lean.
Synopsis
Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss. When the cops try to use Jackie to get to her boss, she hatches a plan — with help from a bail bondsman — to keep the money for herself.
The 50% headline hides real variation: 58% opening, 36% semis, 56% finals. The overall split is even, but the opening at 58% and the semis at 36% tell a more interesting story.
Pulp Fiction at 25% is the toughest opponent in Jackie Brown's bracket life. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 causes similar problems at 29%.
The path through Best of Tarantino always ends the same way for Jackie Brown: a final against Pulp Fiction, a 75% loss rate. So close and so consistent.
#4 of 8 for Quentin Tarantino. Not every film in a filmography can lead — Jackie Brown competes in the middle of a catalog headed by Reservoir Dogs (63%).
#4 of 8 in Best of Tarantino.
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