11 Perfect Movies According to Quentin Tarantino, Ranked From Great to Greatest

Having started his career off in cinema without boasting of an industry-related diploma, Tarantino got his unique directorial vision from all the movie-watching experience he had while working at a video rental store.

It’s fair to say the director even had some time to watch or rewatch many movies quite closely, which is why Tarantino’s fans are convinced they’ll have a great time while following one of his movie recommendations.

Still, there’s a limited number of films that Tarantino himself considers nothing short of a perfection — here you’ve got every single one of those, ranked by their IMDb scores.

11. ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ (1974)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre holds scores of 84% and 82% from critics and viewers
• On IMDb, the movie is rated 7.4/10

A horror cult classic, the movie follows a group of young adults who get into a survival game when several crazy butchers start chasing them around the area with chainsaws and other deadly devices.

10. ‘Annie Hall’ (1977)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Annie Hall keeps scores of 97% and 92% from critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the movie is rated 7.9/10

Starring Diane Keaton as the eponymous character, Woody Allen’s romantic comedy follows comedian Alvy Singer who recounts the story of falling in and then out of love with struggling nightclub singer Annie Hall.

9. ‘The Wild Bunch’ (1969)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, The Wild Bunch keeps scores of 91% and 90% from critics and viewers
• On IMDb, the movie’s rating is 7.9/10

This Western classic follows William Holden’s aging outlaw Pike Bishop who decides to retire after his last and very epic robbery.

However, once he assembles his gang, Pike finds out that the heist will be partially orchestrated by his old partner Deke Thornton; the latter soon sets up a major fight, aiming at everything Pike wants to get before stepping away.

8. ‘A Fistful of Dollars’ (1964)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, A Fistful of Dollars keeps scores of 98% and 91% from critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the movie is rated 7.9/10

Starring Western legend Clint Eastwood, the movie follows a power struggle among sheriff John Baxter and the three Rojo brothers who hire another gang member, but he’s yet to show which side he belongs to.

7. ‘Young Frankenstein’ (1974)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Young Frankenstein has scores of 95% and 92% from critics and viewers
• On IMDb, the movie rates 8/10

Mel Brooks’ comedy centres on medical lecturer Dr. Frederick Frankenstein who finds out that he has inherited his grandfather’s estate in Transylvania.

Arriving at the castle, Frankenstein quickly gets into his infamous predecessor’s footsteps and starts his experiments which will have their own consequences.

6. ‘Jaws’ (1975)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Jaws keeps scores of 97% and 91% from critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the movie rates 8.1/10

Steven Spielberg’s hit mystery thriller follows a local town’s police chief Martin Brody and mayor Larry Vaughn who clash over the decision to close all the beaches after a shark brutally kills a young woman who was staying in the area.

5. ‘The Exorcist’ (1973)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, The Exorcist has scores of 78% and 87% from critics and viewers
• On IMDb, the movie’s rating is 8.1/10

Loosely based on real events, the hit horror movie centres on young Regan whose mother becomes worried after the former starts showing signs of being possessed by the devil.

A local priest intervenes and invites a professional exorcist who will either save the girl or make it all even worse.

4. ‘For a Few Dollars More’ (1965)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, For a Few Dollars More keeps scores of 92% and 94% from critics and viewers
• On IMDb, the movie rates 8.2/10

The second movie in The Dollars Trilogy follows Eastwood’s Monco and Lee Van Cleef’s Col. Douglas Mortimer who, despite their mutual dislike towards each other, decide to team up while chasing a murderous outlaw known as El Indio.

3. ‘Reservoir Dogs’ (1992)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Reservoir Dogs has scores of 90% and 94% from critics and viewers
• On IMDb, the movie rates 8.3/10

Tarantino’s directorial debut which is also his favorite movie of his own, Reservoir Dogs follows a group of thieves that come up with a perfect plan of a grand heist until things get really messy when one of the gang members turns out to be a police informer.

2. ‘Back To The Future’ (1985)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Back To The Future holds scores of 93% and 95% from critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the movie rates 8.5/10

Robert Zemeckis’ cult classic comedy follows small-town California teen Marty McFly who gets back in the 1950s thanks to his eccentric scientist friend.

However, the journey back in time soon stops to be fun when Marty realises the younger versions of his parents are about to break up and he is about to stop existing at all.

1. ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ (1966)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly has a score of 97% from both critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the movie’s rating is 8.8/10

Set during the Civil War, the movie stars Clint Eastwood as a mysterious stranger called Joe who forms an alliance with a Mexican outlaw Tuco only to break it shortly afterwards.

However, they soon reunite again to chase yet another criminal and find money that a soldier buried somewhere in the desert.