Overview
A former slave teams up with a bounty hunter to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- irreverent
- visceral
- darkly comic
- tarantino marathon
- western night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a highly entertaining, boldly stylized revisionist western anchored by strong performances, while noting its disturbing treatment of slavery and extreme violence.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Django becomes an armed protagonist who navigates and overturns the power structures of the 1858 slave system.
The film merges western iconography with blaxploitation-inspired Black heroism and flamboyant revenge spectacle.
Slave auctions, plantation cruelty, and gunfights are presented through graphic bloodshed, dramatic speeches, and tonal exaggeration.
Django's partnership with Schultz is ultimately directed toward finding and freeing Broomhilda from a Mississippi plantation.
Films like Django Unchained, and why
Inglourious Basterds
revisionist western violence, revenge-driven plotting, stylized humor, and morally charged racial conflict
The Hateful Eight
revisionist western form, outlaw partnership, heightened violence, and darkly comic treatment of historical oppression
Django
stylized revenge narrative, western iconography, racialized conflict, and operatic action
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
historical violence, revenge themes, genre revisionism, and a highly theatrical visual and tonal approach
Movie Details
- Director
- Quentin Tarantino
- Release Date
- 2012-12-25
- Runtime
- 165 min
- Rating
- 8.2 / 10 (28674)
Cast
- Jamie Foxx
- Christoph Waltz
- Leonardo DiCaprio
- Kerry Washington
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Walton Goggins
- Dennis Christopher
- James Remar
- David Steen
- Dana Gourrier
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, YouTube TV, Starz Apple TV channel, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Django Unchained about?
- A formerly enslaved gunslinger joins a German bounty hunter to reclaim his wife from a Mississippi plantation in Quentin Tarantino’s flamboyant revisionist western.
- What is Django Unchained like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Django Unchained as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Django Unchained violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Django Unchained as graphic.
- What did critics think of Django Unchained?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a highly entertaining, boldly stylized revisionist western anchored by strong performances, while noting its disturbing treatment of slavery and extreme violence.
- Which films are like Django Unchained?
- Films with a similar feel include Inglourious Basterds, The Hateful Eight, Django, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
- How long is Django Unchained?
- Django Unchained runs 165 minutes.
- Where can I watch Django Unchained?
- In United States, Django Unchained streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, YouTube TV, Starz Apple TV channel, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.
