Quentin Tarantino Breaks Down His Best Films

Legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino revealed which of his movies are his “favorite” and which is the “ultimate Quentin movie.”

Tarantino weighed in on his best flicks during an expansive Aug. 15 interview on “The Church of Tarantino” podcast, and he spoke about which of his movies he felt most passionately connected to.

“‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ is my favorite, ‘Inglourious Basterds’ is my best,” the two-time Oscar winner declared.

CENTURY CITY, CA – JANUARY 30: Director Quentin Tarantino arrives at the 62nd Annual Directors Guild Of America Awards at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on January 30, 2010 in Century City, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

The distinction in his ratings was even more precise when he said, “But I think ‘Kill Bill’ is the ultimate Quentin movie, like nobody else could’ve made it.”

Tarantino provided a more in-depth explanation of his feelings about the creative elements in “Kill Bill.”

“Every aspect about it is so particularly ripped, like with tentacles and bloody tissue, from my imagination and my id and my loves and my passion and my obsession,” Tarantino said.

“So I think ‘Kill Bill’ is the movie I was born to make, I think ‘Inglourious Basterds’ is my masterpiece, but ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ is my favorite,” he continued.

US director Quentin Tarantino attends a “Rendez-Vous With Robert De Niro” at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 14, 2025. (Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP via Getty Images)

Tarantino then turned his attention to his screenplays as he evaluated how his movies stacked up.

The “Pulp Fiction” director then picked his favorite and best from his screenplays.

“I think ‘Inglourious Basterds’ is my best script, and I think ‘Hateful Eight’ and ‘Once Upon a Time In Hollywood’ are right behind,” he said.

“But, there’s an aspect of ‘Hateful Eight’ that I actually think is probably my best directing of my material,” Tarantino said, before saying that he felt “the material is written and it’s solid. ”

HOLLYWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 24: Writer-director Quentin Tarantino, winner of the Best Original Screenplay award for “Django Unchained,” poses in the press room during the Oscars held at Loews Hollywood Hotel on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

“So it’s not like I have to create it, like ‘Kill Bill,’ it’s solid, it’s right there and I actually think it’s my best servicing [of] my material as a director.” (RELATED: George Clooney Drops F-Bomb In Response To Quentin Tarantino Saying He Has No Star Power)

Tarantino’s tenth and final film has not yet been decided, but the famous filmmaker made it clear he passed on “The Adventures of Cliff Booth” because the prospect of his last movie being a sequel “unenthused” him.