Grindhouse
A double feature that'll tear you in two!
Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, an action thriller about a murderous stuntman who kills young women with modified vehicles. It is presented as a double feature with fictitious exploitation trailers preceding each segment.
Why watch Grindhouse
Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino don't just make a double feature here—they resurrect the anarchic spirit of 1970s grindhouse cinema with two wildly different genre assaults that feel like discovering lost cult classics. Rodriguez's Planet Terror is a gleefully grotesque zombie rampage drenched in practical gore and absurdist humor, while Tarantino's Death Proof is a slow-burn predator thriller that builds unbearable tension around a stuntman weaponizing his car. Together, they're a masterclass in tonal whiplash that actually works.
What makes this essential is the presentation—fake exploitation trailers, intentional film damage, missing reels, and a tactile grunginess that streaming can't replicate. The craft is meticulous: Rodriguez's kinetic action and body-horror inventiveness clash brilliantly against Tarantino's dialogue-heavy cat-and-mouse games and the hypnotic physicality of stunt performer Zoë Bell. Kurt Russell's psychotic charm in Death Proof alone justifies the runtime.
This is for anyone who craves cinema that doesn't apologize for excess—think Kill Bill's maximalism meets A24's willingness to let genre play dirty. You'll walk away quoting Kurt Russell's monologues for months, and the final act of Death Proof delivers a cathartic violence that's earned every second of buildup.
— The What2Watch desk · US
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Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, an action thriller about a murderous stuntman who kills young women with modified vehicles. It is presented as a double feature with fictitious exploitation trailers preceding each segment.
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***Zombies, dancing skanks, rednecks and killer stunt cars*** “Grindhouse” (2007) features two separate movies: “Planet Terror” by Robert Rodriguez and “Death Proof” by Quentin Tarantino. Together, they’re called “Grindhouse” because they’re a deliberate attempt to recreate the experience of a double feature at a B movie house in the mid/late 60s-70s with the prints intentionally marred by scratches and blemishes…Show more
Grindhouse exploits its modern B-movie experience through a bloody expressionistic tribute. Two feature films. Four fictional trailers (five if you’re lucky...). And an authentic conceptual presentation of the 70s exploitation genre, missing reels and all. Rodriguez/Tarantino’s admiration for cinema in general is tangible. Both a credible experiment in genre resurrection and a fetish for babes, blood and bolted machi…Show more
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