1994 · 154 min · R

Pulp Fiction

Name: Pulp Fiction
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Comedy
Released: 1994
Duration: 154 min
Cast: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Ving Rhames

Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Thriller, Crime, Comedy

Pulp Fiction (1994) is a Thriller film, directed by Quentin Tarantino set in Los Angeles during the 1990s. It runs 154 minutes and is rated R.

A organized crime, with a darkly comic and tense tone. Themes of fate & destiny and redemption play out through non linear / fractured timeline and interwoven / hyperlink.

Cinematography

Andrzej Sekula

Cast

John TravoltaSamuel L. JacksonUma ThurmanBruce WillisVing RhamesHarvey KeitelEric StoltzTim Roth

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Los Angeles

Setting

Urban

When

1990s

Premise & themes

Premise

Organized Crime

Themes

Fate & Destiny Redemption

Structure

Non Linear / Fractured Timeline Interwoven / Hyperlink

Tone

Darkly ComicTense

Shape

Protagonist

Ensemble

Pacing

Propulsive

Dialogue

Talky Dialogue Driven

Based on

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