Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Crime, Thriller
81Kernel Score — Universal Acclaim, 0 reviews
The Kernel take
An 81 Metascore on a $1.2M budget represents a remarkable critical validation for a debut feature, even if the modest $2.86M worldwide gross suggests mainstream audiences took longer to catch up.
Director track record: Quentin Tarantino
Reservoir Dogs (81) sits well above Quentin Tarantino's own 76.4-point average across 9 other scored films — a strong early achievement that trails his best-reviewed work, Pulp Fiction (95).
Lead track record: Harvey Keitel
Harvey Keitel's performance here (81) sits well above his own 67.1-point average across 21 other scored films — a career highlight that nonetheless falls short of his best-reviewed work, Mean Streets (96).
Box office
Budget $1.2M · Box office $2.9M