Top 10 Crazy Violent Moments from Tarantino Movies!

He’s been soaking our movie screens in blood for over two decades. Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today we’ll be counting down our picks for the Top 10 Tarantino Most Violent Moments.

For this list, we’ll only be looking at moments from films directed by Quentin Tarantino, rather than just written by Tarantino or featuring him as an actor.

#10: Shooting Marvin in the Face
“Pulp Fiction” (1994)

Arguably his most celebrated film, “Pulp Fiction” blew everyone away when it was released in 1994…including actor Phil LaMarr’s face. LaMarr, who played the ill fated Marvin, is the one sitting in the backseat of Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield’s car when Vincent accidentally shoots him in the face with a handgun. They say hindsight is 20/20, and in this case it’s easy to look back on this moment and understand all that came after it. It is Tarantino’s shining, albeit bloody example of exactly the kind of director he is…. shocking, violent and in a way, kind of funny.

#9: Bye Bye Eyeball
“Kill Bill Volume. 2” (2004)

Suspense. Suspense can make or break a scene. Wait too long and the viewer gets tired; too quick, and they’re left unfulfilled. For this scene, Tarantino shows us that he is a master of suspenseful shots, waiting until the absolute perfect moment to have The Bride to reach forward and pluck Elle’s remaining eye from her arrogant skull. It’s got two of the director’s signatures: excellent timing and a brutal showing of unapologetic violence. In a nutshell, Tarantino shoots this one to perfection. Of course, one can’t help but cringe watching a now eyeless Elle writhe around on the floor in pain. Shouldn’t have messed with The Bride...

#8: Django Returns
“Django Unchained” (2012)

The violence here is incredibly stylized, so much so that certain scenes have a surrealistic quality about them; and this moment is no different. When Django returns to Candyland to finish the job he and Dr. King Schultz started, he does so with a certain degree of…panache. He enters from a darkened corner, lights a candle, and sings his way into the room. He then proceeds to put holes through three men in a matter of seconds, finishing off the third with a bit of poetic justice. However, the best is when Django tells Cora to wish Lara goodbye; and then shoots her clean out of the room.

#7: “I Think This Just Might be my Masterpiece”
“Inglourious Basterds” (2009)

To say that “Inglourious Basterds” is a violent movie would be a gross understatement. It may just be the bloodiest Tarantino film of all time. After watching Colonel Hans Landa terrorize countless individuals throughout the film, it is with great pleasure that we get to watch Lt. Aldo Raine dish out a little justice on his newly acquired prisoner. Aldo begins by shooting a guard and commanding Private Utivich to scalp him, which would be abnormal in any other movie, but not this one. He then gives Landa a little something he can’t take off. It’s a revenge scene only Quentin Tarantino could dream up.

#6: Car Crash
“Death Proof” (2007)
Ferocious is the perfect word to describe this scene. After slowly and meticulously stalking his prey, Stuntman Mike sets a trap to murder four women as they cruise down the highway. What makes this scene particularly brutal isn’t necessarily how oblivious these women are to their impending doom, it’s the fact that scene replays itself three times to show us exactly how each woman met her demise. From being thrown through the windshield at high speed to having their face ripped off by a tire, it’s impossible to make it through this without the hair on the back of your neck standing up as you watch.

#5: Theatre Massacre
“Inglourious Basterds” (2009)

The penultimate scene in the final act of Tarantino’s WWII Jewish revenge film is unquestionably the most violent of the film. As Shosanna and Marcel initiate their plan to barbecue the German high command, two of the Basterds burst through the doors of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Goebbels balcony and fill them with so much lead their faces literally start to disappear. It would almost be too much to handle if not for the fact that these are two of history’s greatest monsters. Whenever Tarantino re-writes history, he does it in blood.

#4: The Bride vs. the Crazy 88
“Kill Bill Vol. 1” (2003)

This over 10-minute long scene begins with The Bride facing off against Gogo, a meteor hammer-wielding teenager. After barely escaping that battle alive, The Bride finds herself swarmed by dozens of O-Ren’s personal bodyguards, known as the Crazy 88. This is the moment where “Kill Bill Vol. 1” earned its status as one of the bloodiest films of all time. The Bride hacks, slices and claws her way through each and every one of O-Ren’s minions. Buckets of blood are split, with limbs flying in every direction. It’s a brilliantly choreographed piece of violence that truly stands alone when discussing Tarantino’s goriest scenes.

#3: Pawnshop Basement
“Pulp Fiction” (1994)

This is a scene that sticks with you. When Butch and Marsellus Wallace tumble into a pawnshop they have no idea what they are about to get into. They awake in a basement with their hands tied and a bright red ball gag in each of their mouths. They are then forced to play a sadistic game of eeny, meeny, miny, moe, one that culminates in Marsellus being…chosen. Butch later manages to escape, but ultimately doubles back, picking up a katana along the way. He then uses his new toy to save Marsellus, who, understandably, has one thing on his mind: revenge.

#2: Slave Fight
“Django Unchained” (2012)

In a fight to the death the suspense of who will live and who will die is more than enough to keep an audience's attention. However, Tarantino, being the brilliant director that he is, somehow manages to put an even greater spotlight on this barbaric slave fight. He sets it in a room that is dripping in decadence and surrounds the combatants with well-dressed individuals sipping champagne. This makes the fight feel uncomfortable and out of place. His audience right where he wants them, Tarantino then unleashes a barrage of brutal shots that shows the two slaves bashing each other to death.

Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions:

Bar Shootout
“Inglourious Basterds” (2009)


Ball Breaker
“The Hateful Eight” (2015)


Dog Attack
“Django Unchained” (2012)

#1: Torturing the Cop
“Reservoir Dogs” (1992)

While “Reservoir Dogs” is jam-packed with iconic moments, the scene of Mr. Blonde torturing an innocent cop is the one nobody forgets. As the sadistic jewel thief dances around his victim casually wielding a barber’s razor in one hand, one can’t help but feel an uneasy feeling growing in the pit of their stomach. Mr. Blonde plays with the cop like a cat plays with a mouse, taunting his victim even after he’s removed the man’s right ear. Of course, the kicker is when he steps back, puts the severed ear to his mouth and asks, “You hear that?” It's hard to watch, or forget.