Quentin Tarantino
Film director · 10 films (1992–2019)
Quentin Tarantino is a director whose work here spans Reservoir Dogs (1992) to Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood (2019), across thriller and crime. 6 of those films were photographed by Robert Richardson. All 563 frames from 10 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Quentin Jerome Tarantino is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and actor. In the early 1990s he was an independent filmmaker whose films used nonlinear storylines and aestheticization of violence.
Born 27 March 1963 · Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Directing style
Tarantino constructs tense, interior-driven crime and thriller scenes by anchoring the camera at eye-level, favoring medium shots and close-ups rendered with a shallow depth of field. His lighting relies heavily on natural and motivated sources—principally sunlight, windows, and practical fixtures—to illuminate a palette dominated by earthy browns, deep blacks, and striking, high-contrast reds and blues. While primarily working in color, he occasionally deploys stark black-and-white sequences to shift the narrative tone toward the ominous.
Awards
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2013
- Academy Awards · 1995
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1995
- Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy · 2020
- Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay · 2020
- Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay · 2013
- Golden Globes · 1995
- Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay · 1994
- BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay · 2013
- Palme d'Or · 1994
- Film Independent Spirit Awards · 1995
- David di Donatello for Best International Film · 1995
Films directed by Quentin Tarantino
About Quentin Tarantino
When was Quentin Tarantino born?
Quentin Tarantino was born on 27 March 1963 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
What films has Quentin Tarantino directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 10 of them: Reservoir Dogs (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2004), Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004), Inglourious Basterds (2009), Django Unchained (2012), The Hateful Eight (2015) and Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood (2019) and more.
What awards has Quentin Tarantino won?
Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay (2013), Academy Awards (1995), Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay (1995) and Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (2020).
Search every frame of Quentin Tarantino’s films
All 563 indexed frames from 10 films directed by Quentin Tarantino — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.