![]() I found all four films in the Scream franchise to be highly watchable, though none of the sequels were able to retain the excellent screenwriting and mood of the first. It’s a bloody mess in places, and the plot revolves around a mysterious masked killer, but the film is cool and composed, unlike its characters. ‘Scream’ is a horror comedy that doesn’t take itself too seriously, a cinematic act that its late director, Wes Craven, only knows too well. I was looking for a different kind of film to recommend under here, something that had similarities merely in its style to ‘Pulp Fiction’, though the genre and plot differed considerably. Read More: Movies Like The Italian Job 6. This film is my favorite from Ritchie, though it is flawed in its cartoonish approach towards screenwriting at some points. The film is downright hilarious, with snappy, quotable dialogues whizzing part tightly edited scenes one after another, every one of them connecting themselves to the plot in ways that feel both smart and nonchalant. It talks of a diamond heist and the people involved in the mission, while another part of the picture is dedicated to following participants preparing for a fight within an illegal boxing ring. I wasn’t a fan of the earlier film of the two, but ‘Snatch’ blew me away. Guy Ritchie went the Tarantino route when he filmed ‘Snatch’, which was something of a follow-up to his ‘Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels’ (1998). I think that the film is justifiably loud, colorful, and insane to the level that the story warrants it, because you’re not to have a second to breathe, a second to lush in the safety of temporary silence, and you are to understand the extremity of human violence, at least the way the filmmakers see it. The film was subject to controversy upon release, receiving hate for its apparently immoral depiction of violence. Oliver Stone’s frantic vision is electrified by the performances here, in a film about a husband-and-wife pair going off on a brutal killing spree as part of their honeymoon plans, garnering wide media attention. Taking a darker shift in tone, ‘Natural Born Killers’ is perhaps the literal definition of cinematic chaos. The exploitative, raw energy present here intertwines with great character writing, a pace that screams energy, moments of biting tension, and an added sense of emotion with the subdued theme of aging. I first saw it after being witness to a whole slew of Pam Grier’s B flicks from the ’70s, and I was quite surprised by her excellent performance here, not to mention that of the rest of the cast. Boasting one of my favorite screenplays ever, Tarantino keeps his characters grounded in reality this time (which isn’t something you see in a lot of his films), this added restraint ultimately being the best thing about the feature. The underrated gem in Tarantino’s filmography, I consider ‘Jackie Brown’ to be the director’s second-best feature, by which I also mean to say that I highly implore you to see it. ![]() All of that being said, the ending (um, beginning) of the film feels a little off to me, and a couple of plot holes have me scratching my head, though the excitement I have as I see the picture washes over pretty much every major flaw it has. I don’t really enjoy the writing style practiced by the Nolan brothers, but this movie is backed by one of their best ever screenplays, and it’s amazing how they pulled off what they did on the budget they had. You can watch several of these movies like ‘Pulp Fiction’ on Netflix, Hulu or Amazon Prime.Īrguably director Christopher Nolan’s most ambitious film, ‘Memento’ is a giant experiment in editing that plays a game with its audience by telling a part of its story in reverse, intercut with another part told in the form of a normal, sequenced narrative, to give one of the most exciting neo-noir mysteries in film history. The number of Tarantino film recommendations have been reduced to give rise to fresher titles. ![]() I hope you find the list to be an interesting read, because the main film at hand is one of my favorites of all time, and it wasn’t an easy job coming up with films similar to ‘Pulp Fiction’ while being entertaining enough for the people I’ve targeted. I’ve tried to include films here that have similarities to the 1994 classic on the basis of plot, character-writing, storytelling, and theme. ‘Pulp Fiction’ is known for its non-linear storytelling, its colorful characters, snappy dialogue, and intriguing yet seemingly substance-less plot.
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