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Django Unchained

  • 2012
  • R
  • 2h 45m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
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Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, and Christoph Waltz in Django Unchained (2012)
With the help of his mentor, a slave-turned-bounty hunter sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
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With the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.With the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.With the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.

  • Director
    • Quentin Tarantino
  • Writer
    • Quentin Tarantino
  • Stars
    • Jamie Foxx
    • Christoph Waltz
    • Leonardo DiCaprio
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.5/10
    1.8M
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    POPULARITY
    219
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    • Director
      • Quentin Tarantino
    • Writer
      • Quentin Tarantino
    • Stars
      • Jamie Foxx
      • Christoph Waltz
      • Leonardo DiCaprio
    • 1.9KUser reviews
    • 669Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
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  • Top rated movie #53
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 58 wins & 158 nominations total

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    Jamie Foxx
    • Django
    Christoph Waltz
    Christoph Waltz
    • Dr. King Schultz
    Leonardo DiCaprio
    Leonardo DiCaprio
    • Calvin Candie
    Kerry Washington
    Kerry Washington
    • Broomhilda von Shaft
    Samuel L. Jackson
    Samuel L. Jackson
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      • Quentin Tarantino
    • Writer
      • Quentin Tarantino
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    Summary

    Reviewers say 'Django Unchained' is acclaimed for its daring themes and strong performances by Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, and Leonardo DiCaprio. The film's cinematography, soundtrack, and Tarantino's style are lauded, yet it faces criticism for excessive violence, pacing, and tonal issues. Some find its use of racial slurs and graphic slavery depictions problematic. Despite these concerns, it remains a notable entry in Tarantino's work, offering a provocative experience.
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    CalRhys

    Great Mix Of Action And Comedy

    Quentin Tarantino, one of the most iconic directors of the 21st (and late 20th) century, why? Simple. Because of masterpieces like this. Tarantino defies the laws of film, he shoots them in his own way, however he wants. Tarantino has always focused upon the action thriller genre from Reservoir Dogs up until Inglourious Basterds. However, Django Unchained is Tarantino's first look at the Western genre, his first attempt at it and he executed it beautifully. The scenes were shot perfectly alongside an amazing soundtrack as well as his own small cameo.

    Django Unchained tells the story of Django (Jamie Foxx), a slave who is soon picked up by bounty hunter Dr King Shultz (Christoph Waltz). The story follows on as Shultz takes on Django as his "deputy" during their tasks of bounty hunting, in return Shultz says that after winter he will help find Django's lost wife, Broomhilda. This takes them to a huge plantation in Mississippi owned by Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio), from here they plan up a scheme on how to get away with Broombilda.

    The cast boast out amazing performances, particularly Christoph Waltz (also famous for his previous collaboration with Tarantino on Inglourious Bastards as Colonel Landa). Both Foxx and DiCaprio's performance are both equally amazing. All three are able to add some light-hearted humour in the mix to make sure it doesn't stay too serious, as well as having comic actor Jonah Hill play a member of the KKK.

    There's a reason the film has been nominated for 5 Oscars.
    10postolachivalentin

    Best Tarantino movie and you can't change my mind

    Jango (D is silence) is just one of those movie you can watch every year and it never gets old.

    It's also the origin of those Di Caprio memes you saw online, so you know is good.

    Also Christoph Waltz stole the show here and made me discover all other his movies.
    9manseetswaroop

    A masterpiece!

    Django Unchained is a 2012 Hollywood movie depicting the story of a former slave turned freeman who just wants to get his wife back. He will stop at nothing to unite with his wife.

    A brilliant masterpiece of a movie. The gut-wrenching way in which slavery in past-America is depicted is simply awe-inspiring. Quentin Tarantino goes all out to show the viewers what slavery was like in those days.

    Every character in the movie were aptly cast and put on a splendid show. Every scene with Jamie Foxx and Christoph Waltz is memorable and impressionable.

    All in all, this is a Tarantino movie. So, you gotta watch it. A revenge story so good that it will stir up your insides!
    10shawnmikedryer

    Tarantino at his best

    (Jamie Fox, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, Walton Goggins, James Remar, Don Johnson, Bruce Dern & Samuel L. Jackson)

    Set in the Wild West in Texas in 1858, a former dentist turned bounty hunter named Schultz stumbles upon the Speck Brothers who are in transit moving slaves they own. Schultz gets to talking with a slave named Django inquiring if he's heard of the Brittle brothers, upon affirmation of such information Schultz proceeds to purchase Django if he helps him locate and take care of the brothers than he would grant Django his freedom along with a horse and $75. Schultz then takes Django under his wing training him the ways of the bounty hunter and he becomes his deputy. After successfully tracking and taking out the Brittle Brothers and many other targets over the winter Django tells Schultz his story of how he and his wife attempted to escape their former owner and then were sold separately, and how he would like to use that reward to purchase his wife back. They discover the location of a Mississippi plantation where Broomhilda, his wife , was sold. They learn the ruthless Calvin Candie Von Shaft is the new owner and they now know that a scheme needs to be plotted to successfully purchase Broomhilda without raising suspicion that she was the target all along.

    For a nearly three hour movie it certainly doesn't feel that way as the film is so action packed that it'll keep you on your toes the entire duration of the film. A beautifully produced piece of film that stacks up with every other great Tarantino film, it just fits the mold so perfectly. Well developed characters and a unique story like none other. So much originality has been missing in westerns i feel like this one fueled the next decade of great westerns that have been released. This long list of actors in this film is quite extraordinary as there was even more great actors i could have listed. The soundtrack is absolutely phenomenal and I'll admit i listen to this frequently it just fit the film perfect. The dialog was written so nicely creating some iconic scenes. Anyone who truly loves film can not get enough of this Tarantino masterpiece.
    9Morejambo54

    I like the way you write Quentin!

    This is a fun movie! Great acting, great soundtrack, great editing and great story! The scenes in the big house...top class! Every scene with Leonardo diCaprio was amazing! Now my problems with the movie: the main meat of the movie, the mid section, dragged on a little too long and some of the dialogue was a bit dull but it was necessary to tell the story. The opening of the movie though, was great, I was hooked instantly and the end was so chaotic and fast paced! I wasn't expecting this movie to be as hilarious as it was either, so many scenes had the timing of humour spot on and actually made me laugh out loud. The story isn't complicated or hard to follow which is good, I enjoyed being able to relax and watch the movie unfold. I like this...9/10.

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    • Trivia
      When Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio) smashes his hand on the dinner-table, DiCaprio did accidentally crush a small stemmed glass with his palm and did really begin to bleed. He ignored it, stayed in character, and continued with the scene. Quentin Tarantino was so impressed that he used this take in the final print, and when he called cut, the room erupted in a standing ovation. DiCaprio's hand was bandaged, and he suggested the idea of smearing blood onto the face of Kerry Washington. Tarantino and Washington both liked this, so Tarantino got some fake blood together.
    • Goofs
      Dynamite was not invented until 1867 (by the Swede Alfred Nobel), while this film features it on several occasions and is set in 1858.
    • Quotes

      Dr. King Schultz: [aiming .45-70 rifle at fleeing Ellis Brittle] You sure that's him?

      Django: Yeah.

      Dr. King Schultz: Positive?

      Django: I don't know.

      Dr. King Schultz: You don't know if you're positive?

      Django: I don't know what 'positive' means.

      Dr. King Schultz: It means you're sure.

      Django: Yes.

      Dr. King Schultz: Yes, what?

      Django: Yes, I'm sure that's Ellis Brittle.

      [Schultz shoots Brittle off his horse]

      Django: I'm positive he dead.

    • Crazy credits
      There is a small additional scene with the 3 men in a cage at the very end of the credits.
    • Alternate versions
      One cut was made by the CBFC to only remove nudity and added a scrolling anti-smoking disclaimer to pass the film with an 'A' (18+ adults only) rating.
    • Connections
      Featured in CineMaverick TV: Episode #1.15 (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Django Theme Song (English Version)
      Lyrics by Franco Migliacci, Robert Mellin (uncredited)

      Written by Luis Bacalov

      Performed by Luis Bacalov, Rocky Roberts

      Conducted by Bruno Nicolai (uncredited)

      Courtesy of EMI General Music Publishing SRL

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 2012 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • French
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Django sin cadenas
    • Filming locations
      • Evergreen Plantation - 4677 Highway 18, Edgard, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • The Weinstein Company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $100,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $162,805,434
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $30,122,888
      • Dec 30, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $426,076,293
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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