Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)
Comedy, Drama, Thriller
84Kernel Score — Universal Acclaim, 0 reviews
The Kernel take
Tarantino's highest-grossing film lands squarely in critical consensus with an 84 Metascore, nearly quadrupling its $95M budget at the worldwide box office—a validation that prestige and commercial appeal aren't always at odds.
Director track record: Quentin Tarantino
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (84) sits well above Quentin Tarantino's own 76.1-point average across 10 scored films—a career peak in critical favor, though it trails his best-reviewed work, Pulp Fiction (95).
Lead track record: Leonardo DiCaprio
The film marks Leonardo DiCaprio's strongest critical reception, vaulting 18.8 points above his 65.2-point average across 26 scored films, though it falls short of his best-reviewed performance in One Battle After Another (95).
Box office
Budget $95M · Box office $393.9M