

Quentin Tarantino is a master of cinema, with his movies both entertaining and celebrating the very medium he is so passionate about.
You can see it in his 2019 movie Once Upon A Time in Hollywood. This is Tarantino at his finest. Mining the near past for stories that fit his want for movie nostalgia, and a little bit of ultra-violence. The result is a fantastic reinterpretation of the Manson murders, that's a heady mix of violence, comedy and nostalgia.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is Tarantino’s ninth (and possibly penultimate) movie. Here we take a look at Tarantino’s nine movies and pick the best moment from each.
This isn’t always the moment you think of. Don’t go into this list thinking you are going to read all about that ear scene. Instead, we've chosen the part of the movie that is perfect Tarantino, whether it’s the dialogue or something else entirely.
We are the first to admit could have made this list five times over with different moments - we still can’t believe that the Kill Bill eye pluck didn’t make the list - but the following is true Tarantino.
- The best Tarantino movies, ranked
*Warning: there are some mild spoilers ahead
The best Tarantino scenes

The whole thing is set in a diner called Jack Rabbit Slims, a barely recognisable Steve Buscemi serves them as a two-bit Buddy Holly (edit: we originally said Elvis and have scorned ourselves because of this), and a five-dollar shake is ordered. Then, You Never Can Tell by Chuck Berry comes on and they both dance, and it’s fantastic. In a movie (literally) punctured with violence and vicious moments, this is a wonderful respite before all hell breaks loose.








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As Content Director of Shortlist, Marc likes nothing more than to compile endless lists of an evening by candlelight. He started out life as a movie writer for numerous (now defunct) magazines and soon found himself online - editing a gaggle of gadget sites, including TechRadar, Digital Camera World and Tom's Guide UK. At Shortlist you'll find him mostly writing about movies and tech, so no change there then.