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Kill Bill: Vol. 1

Rising Star Gets stronger in later rounds
2003 · Action, Crime · Quentin Tarantino

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 has an unusual bracket signature: modest early, strong late. The 36% overall rate hides a film that tends to peak exactly when the competition does. Tarantino's most visually audacious film — the Crazy 88 sequence alone justifies its place on any action ballot. The incomplete-story problem is real, but style this committed has a way of overriding structural objections. It ranks among the weakest 2000s performers on the platform.

Synopsis

An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.

Round 1
29.6%
The ceiling
Semifinals
48.6%
18/37
Finals
50%

30% opening, 50% in finals. The 20-point improvement tells you everything: Kill Bill: Vol. 1 outperforms its overall record exactly when it matters most.

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 owns Kill Bill: Vol. 2 at 75% but Jackie Brown flips the script entirely: just 0%.

Best of Tarantino is Kill Bill: Vol. 1's tournament to lose. The final against Reservoir Dogs at 57% is competitive but the outcome is consistent.

In Quentin Tarantino's filmography, Kill Bill: Vol. 1 ranks #8 of 8. Inglourious Basterds leads at 62%; Kill Bill: Vol. 2 at 37% trails.

BingeBracket Record
36%
Win Rate
#53 of 61 in Action #46 of 49 from the 2000s #8 of 8 Quentin Tarantino films
Scores based on real fan votes in head-to-head brackets. 50% = wins as often as it loses — perfectly average.
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Dead last in Best of Tarantino.

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Pulp Fiction #1
Inglourious Basterds #2
Reservoir Dogs #3
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood #4
Jackie Brown #5
Django Unchained #6
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 #7
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 #8
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