Binge-Worthy: Six Degrees of Jackie Brown
by IMDb-Editors | created - 13 Aug 2014 | updated - 16 Aug 2014 | PublicJackie Brown is a film we love to watch repeatedly. One reason: the main cast members stand on equal ground throughout the entire movie. So here's a list of films -- one from each of Jackie's stars -- that turns a spotlight on some of their best work.
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1. Jackie Brown (1997)
R | 154 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A flight attendant with a criminal past gets nabbed by the ATF for smuggling. Under pressure to become an informant against the illegal arms dealer she works for, she must find a way to secure her future without getting killed.
Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda
Votes: 375,293 | Gross: $39.67M
At the risk of being hunted down by all of his other characters, Jackie Brown remains my favorite QT creation.
-Arno
2. The Boondocks (2005–2014)
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Brothers Huey and Riley Freeman experience a culture clash when they leave Chicago to move in with their grandfather in the suburbs.
Stars: Regina King, John Witherspoon, Gary Anthony Williams, Cedric Yarbrough
Votes: 35,759
One of the finest comic adaptations ever features the voice of Samuel L. Jackson in only a handful of episodes, but I have watched this show three times through.
-Arno
3. Grace of My Heart (1996)
R | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Edna wins a recording contract singing her own song at a competition in 1958. After trying to make it as a singer/songwriter for 11 months in NYC, she has success writing songs for others at the Brill Building.
Director: Allison Anders | Stars: Illeana Douglas, John Turturro, Sissy Boyd, Christina Pickles
Votes: 4,081 | Gross: $0.62M
Not the strongest script in this bunch, but Bridget Fonda is part of an excellent supporting cast that holds up Illeana Douglas's first leading role.
4. Heat (1995)
R | 170 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a verbal clue at their latest heist.
Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight
Votes: 719,899 | Gross: $67.44M
Robert De Niro's career choices were solid through the 1990s; this crime epic ranks as one of his top performances from that decade.
5. The L Word (I) (2004–2009)
TV-MA | 50 min | Drama, Romance
Follows the lives and loves of a small, close-knit group of lesbian women living in Los Angeles as well as the friends and family members that either support or loathe them.
Stars: Jennifer Beals, Leisha Hailey, Laurel Holloman, Mia Kirshner
Votes: 28,774
Perhaps the top binge-watch candidate on this list. For the uninitiated, "The L Word" blows off the "guilty" label and remains a pleasure in which to immerse yourself. Pam Grier supports as Kit Porter, a stormy performer/cafe owner.
6. Mulholland Drive (2001)
R | 147 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
After a car wreck on Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Jeanne Bates
Votes: 384,100 | Gross: $7.22M
This is one of Robert Forster's best roles since Jackie Brown. And I plan on re-watching this film as soon as David Cronenberg's Maps to the Stars (a hopeful companion piece) is released.
-Arno
7. Out of Sight (1998)
R | 123 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A career bank robber breaks out of jail, and shares a moment of mutual attraction with a U.S. Marshal he has kidnapped.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames, Steve Zahn
Votes: 99,373 | Gross: $37.56M
Michael Keaton has an uncredited role here -- a reprise of his Jackie Brown character, Ray Nicolette.
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