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True Romance

True Romance

Action · Crime · Romance · 1993

Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.

Movie details

True Romance

“Stealing. Cheating. Killing. Who says romance is dead?”

1993 Action · Crime · Romance 1h 59m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.9 / 10

264.7K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

93 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

59 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.5 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over True Romance?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Tony Scott

Written by

Quentin Tarantino

Christian Slater

Christian Slater

Clarence Worley

Patricia Arquette

Patricia Arquette

Alabama Whitman

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

Clifford Worley

Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer

Mentor

Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman

Drexl Spivey

Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt

Floyd (Dick's Roommate)

Christopher Walken

Christopher Walken

Vincenzo Coccotti

Court is in session

Put True Romance on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.