August 1 will be a bad day for the highest-rated movie directed byQuentin Tarantino. Tarantino is a well-known director, writer, and actor who got his start in the late 1980s. While he has both written and performed in movies that he did not direct, including Robert Rodriguez’sFrom Dusk Till Dawn, Tarantino is best known for his directorial efforts.
Quentin Tarantino’s first movieas a director was 1992’sReservoir Dogs, a cult classic that kickstarted a career that includes major titles such as theKill Billmovies,Django Unchained,Inglourious Basterds, andOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood. Altogether, Tarantino’s directorial efforts, none of which have splats on Rotten Tomatoes, have earned himeight Oscar nominations and two wins.
Pulp Fiction Is Leaving A Major Streamer
July 31 Is Its Final Day
Pulp Fictionisabout to depart from one of its most important streaming homes. Tarantino’s massively influential crime movie, which stars Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, and John Travolta, spawned a legion of imitators in the mid-1990s. The star-studdedPulp Fictioncastalso includes Uma Thurman, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Ving Rhames, and Christopher Walken.
In addition to being a critical darling, earning Tarantino his first two Oscar nominations (for Best Screenplay and Best Director),1994’sPulp FictionwasTarantino’s first major commercial hit. WhileReservoir Dogsonly made $2.9 million against its reported budget of roughly $3 million,Pulp Fictiongrossed a whopping $213.9 million against a reported budget of roughly $8.5 million.
Quentin Tarantino’s first Oscar win was the Best Screenplay award forPulp Fiction, which he shared with Roger Avary.
Pulp Fictionalso holds Quentin Tarantino’s best score on the review aggregator platformRotten Tomatoes, on whichit is Certified Fresh with 92%, just beating outReservoir Dogs' 90%.
PerTubi,Pulp Fictionwill be leaving the free streaming platformon July 31, alongside a host of other licensed titles, includingThe Benchwarmers,Nightcrawler,The Da Vinci Code,RoboCop, andJumanji. It will be exiting the platform just a few weeks after it topped Tubi’s chart of their most-streamed movies.
What This Means For Pulp Fiction
It Will Still Be Available Elsewhere
WhilePulp Fiction’s departure from Tubi strikes a major blow to its free streaming availability,Pulp Fictionwill still be viewable on the subscription streaming platform Paramount+in addition to being available for rental and purchase on a variety of platforms, including Prime Video and Fandango at Home.
The iconicQuentin Tarantinomovie will also continue to be available on the free streaming services Kanopy and Hoopla. While the platforms have slightly more limited reach than Tubi, they are available to card-holding members at many local libraries.
