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Grindhouse
Thriller · Action · Horror · 2007
Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, an action thriller about a murderous stuntman who kills young women with modified vehicles. It is presented as a double feature with fictitious exploitation trailers preceding each segment.
Movie details
Grindhouse
“A double feature that'll tear you in two!”
2007 Thriller · Action · Horror 3h 11m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.0 / 10
Community rating
Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, an action thriller about a murderous stuntman who kills young women with modified vehicles. It is presented as a double feature with fictitious exploitation trailers preceding each segment.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Grindhouse?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Planet Terror
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Wrong Turn 2: Dead End
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Inside a darkened house looms a column of TVs littered with VHS tapes, a pagan shrine to forgotten analog gods. The screens crackle and pop endlessly with monochrome vistas of static white noise permeating the brain and fogging concentration. But you must fight the urge to relax: this is no mere movie night. Those obsolete spools contain more than just magnetic tape. They are imprinted with the very soul of evil.
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In the picturesque landscapes of Southern France, a young woman's chilling fascination with murder and identity theft sends her life into a whirlwind of chaos.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Quentin Tarantino · Robert Rodriguez
Written by
Quentin Tarantino · Robert Rodriguez · Eli Roth · Rob Zombie
Kurt Russell
Stuntman Mike (segment "Death Proof")
Rose McGowan
Pam (segment "Death Proof") / Cherry (segment "Planet Terror")
Zoë Bell
Herself (segment "Death Proof")
Freddy Rodríguez
Wray (segment "Planet Terror")
Rosario Dawson
Abernathy (segment "Death Proof")
Marley Shelton
Dr. Dakota Block (McGraw) (segment "Death Proof") / Dakota (segment "Planet Terror")
Vanessa Ferlito
Butterfly (segment "Death Proof")
Court is in session
Put Grindhouse on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“Speed as an alibi.”
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