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1994 · 154 min · R

Pulp Fiction

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 & DestinyRedemption
Structure
Non Linear / Fractured TimelineInterwoven / Hyperlink
Tone
Darkly ComicTense

Shape

Protagonist
Ensemble
Pacing
Propulsive
Dialogue
Talky Dialogue Driven
Based on
Pure Fiction

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