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From Dusk Till Dawn

From Dusk Till Dawn

1996
Crime
Action
1h 48m
George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino star as the Gecko brothers -- two dangerous outlaws on a wild crime spree. After kidnapping a father (Keitel) and his two kids (Lewis), the Geckos head south to a seedy Mexican bar to hide out in safety. But when they face the bar's truly notorious clientele, they're forced to team up with their hostages in order to make it out alive. (Dimension)
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From Dusk Till Dawn

1996
Crime
Action
1h 48m
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Rated 14 Aug 2007
10
0th
Starts off as a tense hostage drama, then goes in the crapper. 10 points just for Salma Hayek, who's as hot as a very hot thing.
Rated 21 Apr 2020
7
57th
Not sure why I've never felt compelled to watch this until now. Totally bonkers, if not goofy, but always within the realm of sheer awesomeness, and you can tell they had a great time making it. Looks like McLovin was inspired by QT's rapey look in this film.
Rated 14 May 2017
85
86th
Watching this with someone who never heard of it is the sweetest plum.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
95
92nd
The gangster movie is too cool for school, but the vampire movie just burns the school down.
Rated 05 Aug 2007
65
38th
The first twenty-odd minutes are a lesson in why Clooney's screen presence and Tarantino's scripting, when he's on the ball, are both virtually unmatched. I consider the rest of the movie to be apocryphal. It's a damn shame that the movie ends in the middle of Selma's belly dance.
Rated 15 Jul 2007
55
19th
Gee, I don't know. It was often entertaining, but at the end I wasn't left feeling particularly satisfied. In fact, I didn't feel much of anything -- just empty. Pastiche-filled action, gore, cool quips and such aren't really enough to excite me unless there's something that makes me feel like there's something, anything, some sort of point to it all. It doesn't have to be something profound at all. This just feels hollow.
Rated 13 Jan 2009
74
50th
The first half was engaging and intense, with Clooney at his best. All five of the central characters are intriguing and believable, and they really draws you into the story. Then there's the infamous second half. Suddenly this fascinating character piece turns into a bad Tales from the Crypt episode, with stupid-looking vampires and cheap gore effects. We are introduced to a whole new cast of parody characters, and we lose all sense of intrigue as nobody knows how to end the movie.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
99
97th
This movie is sweet in every possible way. Tarantino's best acting job ever, Clooney is a legitimate madman with a heart, and Harvey Keitel plays a believable disillusioned religious man. The movie goes from awesome to "Ohmygawd!!" the second Salma Hayek makes her unforgettable entrance.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
74th
Remember when vampires were slobbering evil monsters who were just fodder for holy water and stake attacks and not primping, whiny emos with sparkly nail polish?
Rated 12 Jul 2009
90
94th
What starts as a Tarantino crime flick soon turns into a full-blown vampire killing cesspit. I mean that in the best way possible. Harvey Keitel and Clooney both provide great performances, and the appearances of Danny Trejo and Cheech Marin are greast as well. Salma Hayek provides with one hot dance scene. Plus, the great Tom Savini makes an appearance as possibly the single most badass character ever, Sex Machine. Tarantino and Rodriguez both shine as filmmakers. Pure fun.
Rated 09 Jul 2012
81
58th
Quentin Tarantino: Sex Offender? I believed it.
Rated 27 Feb 2010
86
86th
"I'm peachy, Kate. The world is my oyster, except for the fact that I just rammed a wooden stake into my brother's chest because he turned into a vampire, even though I don't believe in vampires. Aside from that unfortunate business, everything is hunky-dory." I doubt there's another movie on the planet that pulls a U-Turn like this. George Clooney is superb and makes the black humour work perfectly. Highly recommended vampire killing flick that has no illusions of being realistic.
Rated 28 Feb 2007
96
98th
This movie is ridiculous. RIDICULOUSLY AWESOME. Seriously, let me outline this plot for you: Criminals escape to south of the border. They go to a bar. Salma Hayek does a sexy dance for them and then BAM, EVERYONE THERE IS A VAMPIRE, OH SHI-
Rated 20 Mar 2008
67
54th
It's practically two movies in one, with the wild new direction the plot goes off on in the second half. I prefer the opening act myself, mostly for Clooney and Tarantino's dastardly Gecko Bros. That, and it always bugs me how the vamps just stand in a circle and rush our heroes one at a time. Hayek redefines sexy, Keitel is always believable (no matter how ridiculous things get), and Clooney is awesome in a darker role than he usually gets to play. The final shot is incredible. Fun movie.
Rated 10 Nov 2021
71
55th
Only after their explorations in genre excess in Grindhouse do I finally get what Quentin and Robert were trying to achieve here: a grindhouse experience in miniature, two films smooshed together connected only by their celebacy to bonkers movie ritual. It turned me off before but something about a midnight screening let its marinated parts congeal into the perfect forced-meat ham. The performances are flawless and, especially in the second part, the editing is fast and expertly nuts.
Rated 16 Jul 2014
3
38th
A funny, fun, violent thrill ride that occasionally sounds like it was written by a Tarantino imitator as opposed to Tarantino himself. I do find it hilarious that he wrote himself in as a dweeby rapist with a foot fetish.
Rated 15 Sep 2012
86
89th
I watched this movie without knowing anything of it, so that twist was Super Effective for me. Very funny, loved those crappy costumes and fakeness, very quotable funny dialogue and I think this movie would've been even better if I saw this with friends, accompanied by some booze
Rated 05 Jan 2013
54
59th
I wish I had friends in Hollywood so I could make a movie where Salma Hayek sticks her foot in my mouth. My guess is that Quentin Tarantino didn't have to do much acting in this flick, as he seemed pretty comfortable in the role of rape-y paedophile.
Rated 01 May 2008
70
52nd
The last line of this film is "I may be a bastard, but I'm not a fucking bastard." That's how stupid this film is.
Rated 01 Nov 2016
5
42nd
I liked this more than I expected, possibly because it has no pretensions about what it is, possibly because I was very inebriated. I also have a fondness for trashy B-movies and unlike a lot of other Rodriguez films, this one captures the B-movie aesthetic in a satisfying way, especially past the halfway point. I also like south of the border films and wish more American filmmakers would venture into Mexico (and other countries). Not great, but definitely one of Rodriguez's best.
Rated 06 May 2008
86
53rd
This is one of those movies that you can quote over and over again. I had the pleasure of walking into the movie theater not knowing even a fraction of what this movie was about. Needless to say, it left impressions. It a Tarantino classic. Cheech Marin played one of the ultimate sleeze balls ever!
Rated 17 Mar 2009
69
23rd
Calling this good might be taking things a bit too far, but it does contain a number of good moments. Even though it doesn't add up to much it's fun to watch Clooney ham it up and Tarantino's dialogue is entertaining. The plot twists are ridiculous but they're meant too be so like everything else in the film if you take it for the silly entertainment that it is it's a good time.
Rated 22 Sep 2010
64
39th
It seems as if they made it without having a complete movie in mind because the second half is pretty terrible. However the ultra slick first half almost makes up for it. It ends up being an average affair but you should see it at least once.
Rated 27 Mar 2016
73
14th
So bad. Started great - and I was excited about discovering another Tarantino great - then went sooooo far down.
Rated 26 Sep 2008
100
95th
Was ich schon immer wissen wollte: -War der Film von vorneherein so geplant? -Wollte Tarantino eigentlich ein Roadmoavie machen und wusste nach der Hälfte nicht wie es weitergehen sollte? -War ein Splatterfilm geplant, aber er wusste nicht wie es losgehen soll!?
Rated 11 Jul 2008
85
89th
I didn't expect it, but I really thought this film was awesome. Especially the first 45 minutes. Typical Tarantino, quick and sarcastisc dialogues, wild action, all those Tarantino-moments we love. Te vampire-thing was less good, but how stupid it may be done, I still liked it. Very good role of George Clooney and again I get the impression that Tarantino himself is the least good actor, just as in many of his other movies in which he appears..
Rated 16 Apr 2011
85
89th
A truly solid vampire flick, even before the vampires come around it's already a good movie, the vampires are just the cherry on top. When Tom Savini whips out the crotch gun it's like pure bliss, there is simply nothing else to say.
Rated 22 Aug 2018
88
98th
The Rodriguez-Tarantino team put together one hell of a fun and nasty film together here. The story revolves around the characters and the crazy world they live in. So many really good performances make this top notch for this viewer. Maybe some day I'll go to a bar called The Titty Twister ;)
Rated 12 Aug 2007
5
98th
This is how tongue-in-cheek horror movies should be done.
Rated 13 Feb 2016
65
46th
Tarantino's weirdness is perfect in this strange movie.
Rated 21 Dec 2009
50
41st
The fist half of the movie was good the last half total rubbish.
Rated 21 Feb 2012
76
53rd
Clooney is a fuckin badass in this.
Rated 18 Apr 2008
85
79th
Trashy, but fun. Great performances all-round.
Rated 22 Feb 2008
89
92nd
The first half was an awesome outlaw movie. The second half was an awesome vampire movie. I wasn't really down for how the vampires looked but it didn't srop me from loving this movie. And a shotgun cross... where was this guy for dracula?
Rated 27 Nov 2012
90
97th
The first half is amazing, matching the best of Tarantino's output. Love the dialogue. Clooney's hero is beyond cool, and it's a good role for Keitel, too. I also like the second half, and the idea of suddenly going nuts halfway through is awesome. Two highlights are a panic-stricken John Hawkes and Salma Hayek's dance number.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
67
50th
The vampire stuff is honestly the worst part about this movie. This is Clooney 2 years before Out of Sight, and in the midst of his ER days, so he wasn't the known quantity that he is these days. It's cool to see him play such an anti-hero. Tarantino is actually really good here, and Richie Gecko is legitimately one of the creepiest characters I've seen in a while. The opening scene is awesome, and there's a lot of good campy humor. Juliette Lewis is fucking terrible though.
Rated 09 May 2022
85
51st
When it started I was thinking "Oh, a road trip movie" but then there was a twist that made me less interested, but luckily it wasn't too long.
Rated 13 Mar 2008
90
89th
As a sucker for horror movies and action movies, this movie got me on both fronts.
Rated 15 Apr 2007
65
26th
like buffy, but with less dialouges and more tits
Rated 11 Jul 2007
2
33rd
Someone blew the twist for me, so now all I can think about is what could have been.
Rated 17 Feb 2009
90
50th
Rodriguez' first vamp flick which is actually pretty cool. Great dialogue, great acting, and wonderful creature design. One complaint I have is the quick transition from outlaw movie to vampire gore fest movie. I felt that he could have eased into it a little more.
Rated 09 Jun 2012
66
52nd
Once you get past how ridiculous it is, it is sooooooooooo much fun to watch.
Rated 15 Jan 2008
90
95th
Awesome action flick. It's over the top, but that's what Tarantino/Rodriguez were looking for.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
69
39th
Gangsters, strippers, vampires, gleeful and indulgent violence dealt with pithy humor- male adolescent fantasy pure and simple. That in and of itself is no condemnation, but in the end it feels more like a pitch session comprised of jocular fanboys and not really a coherent film. Suitably entertaining for those in its target audience (including me) so I can't complain too much, though.
Rated 01 Jun 2010
64
40th
This conjoined movie should have been hacked in two or aborted before birth. What an unsatisfying tease.
Rated 18 Mar 2010
82
79th
From Dusk till dawn is the most ridiculously amazing plot twisting movie of all time.
Rated 09 Nov 2010
90
93rd
LOVE this one. I could watch it 100 times and not get bored of this. Clooney shows the chops that'd make him a huge star in a year or two. Tarrantino and Rodriguez are at the height of their powers (and hubris) here and are clearly not afraid to do whatever the f--k they want. "Psychos don't EXPLODE when sunlight hits them! I don't give a f--k, how crazy they are!" might be one of my favorite lines ever. Clooney's climactic freak-out should be preserved in a vault somewhere, it's that great.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
73rd
A truly strange movie. Lots of violence, but the story takes a twist you won't expect unless you heard about it before.
Rated 28 Feb 2008
71
74th
Great twist in the plot.
Rated 27 Apr 2009
85
68th
I wish i wish I didn't know the twist going into this.
Rated 02 Jul 2009
75
56th
Violent and gory but cool and fun at the same time. The performances make the characters likable, and the ridiculous nature of the proceedings make it fun.
Rated 12 May 2008
85
48th
best professional b-movie ever! (how the hell does it occur?)
Rated 06 Apr 2008
27
5th
It's relay good movie...until they arrive to that "bar" in Mexico....
Rated 13 Sep 2008
75
25th
Started out well... but then went downhill. Sorry, QT.
Rated 30 Nov 2015
7
75th
Quite the special experience. Nothing could have prepared me for this movie. I still have no fucking clue what I just watched, but I think I liked it. Maybe.
Rated 04 Sep 2011
36
23rd
While the beginning was still decent, the rest was ranging from bad to a torture to watch. Except for dear Salma, of course.
Rated 07 Apr 2015
5
4th
Freaky dusty highway trip to madness. At the beginning of the movie you can't really imagine that it's so ruthlessly going to drag you down to the crazed house of insanity that is the last half of the movie. Then there is Cheech Marin who just kept popping up everywhere.
Rated 03 Dec 2009
70
37th
I really liked this movie when it was about a pair of psychos holding a family hostage. The vampire stuff just didn't hit the mark for me.
Rated 06 Apr 2014
85
69th
The dialogue!
Rated 02 May 2012
25
14th
Ridiculously stupid, yet fun.
Rated 08 Jan 2019
15
3rd
I knew that vampire twist was coming which pretty much invalidated any decency of the first hour. The actual vampire stuff was obviously a 0.
Rated 24 Nov 2008
95
83rd
friggin classic
Rated 25 Jan 2013
70
77th
From Dusk Till Dawn is a very fun movie that succeeds and stands out from the crowd primarily because of the talent behind it, and because of the way it completely disregards our expectations, subverting its own genre in order to surprise us. It has two distinct parts, representing each of the men that brought it to us and is something that only works because of their talent and creativity. It is absolutely worth a watch, and is a very enjoyable film from start to finish.
Rated 15 Apr 2010
75
4th
I like the first 15 minutes
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
30th
Actually two different movies, either of which might be fun to watch in their entirety. Together it makes this come out kind of half baked.
Rated 05 Aug 2010
98
72nd
A fun, exhilerating vampire film from the incredible duo: Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez
Rated 26 Jan 2011
55
17th
I was expecting more from something written by Tarantino, the film was awful in every way other than the the characters - which were good - and the directing. This would be a tier one film if it weren't for those two redeeming qualities holding it up.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
73rd
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Rated 16 Feb 2013
86
85th
If film exists for any reason at all, it exists because real life has taken its sweet time giving us a Mexican vampire titty bar frequented by Salma Hayek, George Clooney, Tom Savini, Fred Williamson, Danny Trejo, Tito Larriva, Robert Rodriguez, and Cheech.
Rated 20 Apr 2021
77
47th
It's the best worst movie ever written.
Rated 18 Apr 2011
60
44th
Great for a laugh. No, better than that, usual structure, good momentum,
Rated 22 Oct 2007
60
36th
This move goes downhill very quickly.
Rated 25 Feb 2017
85
22nd
One of those off-the-wall slasher, blood-and-guts over the top movies that you might expect to be stupid. However, every once and awhile, a movie is great despite it's best intentions and this is one of those. As simple as the story is, it is just a fun and interesting movie and the special effects are perfect in my humble opinion. Don't usually like George Clooney, comes across as a pompous ass, but this movie is quite an exception and he was very likeable and believable as a badass here.
Rated 18 Feb 2012
76
69th
It begins with a Resevior Dog's esque grittiness as two bank robbers murder their way to the Mexican border. But upon their arrival, everything you thought would happen was shattered. This movie was also a great example of Tarantino's acting at its best.
Rated 05 Nov 2012
74
18th
73.500
Rated 20 Jun 2009
68
42nd
The last half an hour was a bit of a stretch and the effects are extremely cheap. However, all in all, it made me laugh out loud 2-3 times, which cannot be achieved by most "comedy" movies. If you get to see bloopers, Clooney back then wasn't that different from the Seth character temper-wise :)
Rated 10 Aug 2017
60
35th
Could watch Tarantino and Clooney going on all day, but once the vampires come out (and Tarantino exits) it's not for me anymore.
Rated 01 May 2021
23
5th
Güzel başlayan bir kaçış filmiyken bir anda nasıl bu kadar cıvık bir filme dönüştüğüne hayret ediyorsunuz izlerken.
Rated 10 Jun 2009
70
59th
Starts of great, then Rodriguez takes over and it goes apeshit.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
25th
Not good at all. I think this is the worst vampire movie I've ever seen. You want a good vampire movie? Embrace of the Vampire. Check it out.
Rated 12 Feb 2018
80
89th
A lovely film. Nothing beats the dream team Clooney/Tarantino. The style and atmosphere are great, can be watched many times.
Rated 06 Aug 2010
73
31st
Not the biggest Hayak fan around.
Rated 28 Jul 2009
75
61st
For once I love that a film does a complete 180 after 45 minutes.
Rated 03 Jan 2014
64
37th
A pulpy crime drama/vampire film hybrid, From Dusk Till Dawn is an uneven but often deliriously enjoyable B-movie.
Rated 06 Nov 2009
67
43rd
Both halves are interesting, but the transition between them is too long, and the pacing isn't very good for most of the film. Great locations and visuals, and it does manage to keep you with it most of the time. Probably the best part is the blooper reel on the DVD, which has one part where Clooney accidentally hits Tarantino in the eye with a chair.
Rated 13 Jan 2013
98
95th
Tarantino lends, not just his genius writing ability, but also his considerable acting talents to this engaging, funny horror romp
Rated 29 Apr 2007
65
56th
The whole 360 degrees turn is so amazing. I literally fell of my chair when I saw Fred Williamson doing the thing he did with table legs and four half-naked strippers. Do not Google it before hand -- just pop it into your player and you'll be pleased. ***
Rated 15 Oct 2007
100
90th
95
Rated 09 Sep 2016
62
48th
It starts off promising, but the execution of the big twist (that I've known about forever, though I didn't know how the transition was going to be made) was kinda limp, and the tone and content of the film's final third just really isn't for me. I appreciate the idea, though, and Clooney/Tarantino is a neat bizarro world team of leading men.
Rated 17 Sep 2013
83
43rd
Highly Amoral. Bit silly. Great fun. Not as good as Desperado, Inglorious Bastards or Pulp Fiction but well worth seeing
Rated 03 Sep 2011
88
87th
This shits amazing.
Rated 30 Jul 2014
80
73rd
Probably one of the strangest cross-genres I have ever seen. However with Clooney being perfect in the role and Tarantino doing fine in his role and godly behind the scenes, the movie is on point. The very few problems are crazy pacing and a strange story but interesting characters and cool direction make up for it. A really fun movie overall.
Rated 14 Jan 2015
30
16th
It's funny, I'm a huge horror fan, but I'd've liked this a lot more if it hadn't turned into a horror movie. Loved the whole beginning with the Gecko brothers on the run. . . hated it as soon as the vampires came out.
Rated 15 May 2008
75
48th
This was about the time everybody started to say oh yeaaahh, George Clooney . . . Footage of a shimmying and shaking pre-op Salma Hayak.
Rated 10 Feb 2017
73
71st
Excellent (but not seamless) blend of character-driven gangster films and pulpy splatter action. Equal parts fun and engaging.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
78th
Great. I love Rodriguez and Tarantino school. Old time action, blood and flesh. Great directing. Tarantino is awful actor thou.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
77
53rd
Oh I wish this had a completely different ending that didn't have vampires in it, but because it does, the movie wasn't as good as it seemed like it was going to be. Still, the hip and smart dialogue make it a unique crime/action/comedy, and even with the ridiculous ending, it's very cool. Pretty good!
Rated 12 Dec 2006
40
14th
I hated this crap.
Rated 11 Jul 2008
82
82nd
I first watched this movie not knowing anything about it. You can't beat the twist! One of the characters is called 'Sex Machine'.
Rated 15 Oct 2008
90
75th
tarantino and clooney as brothers..only rodriguez could give life to such a disturbed duo. once again, the score playing its part and some vampires to kill

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