Django Unchained poster

Django Unchained

With the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.

Trailer

Director

Quentin Tarantino

Studio

N/A

Release

25 Dec 2012

Runtime

165 min

Genres

Drama, Western

Cast & Characters

Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx

Christoph Waltz

Christoph Waltz

Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio

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Critical Assessment

IMDb
8.5/10
RT Critics
87%
Metacritic
81/100

Django Unchained holds 8.5/10 on IMDb (1,878,015 votes), 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, 81/100 on Metacritic.

Not enough independent critic/audience score breakdown available.

Ratings as of 2026-07-30

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AI Verdict

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Based on aggregated scores (8.5/10 on IMDb (1,878,015 votes), 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, 81/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Fan & Critic Buzz

AI Summary

The public reaction to "Django Unchained" has been overwhelmingly positive, with many praising its entertaining storytelling and exceptional performances. Reviewers have noted that the film's complex layers of violence and themes are handled in a way that is both cathartic and disturbing. The movie's impact on audiences who may not normally watch films about slavery has also been praised.

Reviews

  • America, mid-nineteenth century, just prior to the Civil War. Winter. Two horsebacked slave-traders are leading half-a-dozen manacled negro slaves through a large, unspecified section of Texas. As they move one night through a wood, they cross paths with an affable, charming Germ…

  • A highly entertaining yet disturbing film with superb cast and performances for an audience who would likely never consider watching a film fundamentally about slavery, where Tarantino is masterfully and emphatically navigating and exposing the complex layers of the violent and d…

    iamyenz · 9/10
  • **ENTERTAINING from start to finish !!** Given I am a big fan of **Quentin's** works i knew this movie would be a treat to watch.But what i didn't know was violence can be so **COOL**... The movie is a treat to watch(including the blood and gore) from starting to end.The acting i…

  • This is one of the best movies I have watched in a long time. It is a pure Tarantino blast. The somewhat unexpected and quite hilarious start of the movie catches your attention from the start and from then on it is 3 hours (almost) of pure enjoyment. The main actors are playing…

    Dark Jedi · 10/10
  • When Django is unchained (pronounced JANG-oh, not Duh-JANG-oh) Released in 2012 and directed & written by Quentin Tarantino, "Django Unchained" stars Christoph Waltz as an ex-dentist who befriends an ex-slave, Django (Jamie Foxx) in West Texas a couple of years before the Civil W…

    Wuchak · 9/10
  • Django Unchained entertained me, for sure, with its taut storyline and its lack of predictability, but it doesn’t rise to the level of my few favorite Tarantino efforts. The trademark violence is present, sometimes to the point of it being cartoonish to me. It would have been eas…

    Peter McGinn · 7/10
  • Mandingo. D'Artagnan. Slave abuse. Tarantino's technique of capturing the painful discrimination against blacks head-on and, on the contrary, making it cathartic in the final scene is brilliant. Starting with the impressive theme song, nonstop violence replaces it, giving us a gl…

    Sigeki Ogino · 10/10
  • This movie takes place during America's darkest times. Every actor plays their role perfectly making you feel like you have a front row seat, living in those times

From the trailer's comments

  • Watching this masterpiece in 2020. Tarantino really does have his way with the movies.

    @thisiskishorr · 1140 likes
  • My English teacher asked me to make a presentation about my fav movie and I did this and it ROCKED.

    @zeyadelmeligy · 1190 likes
  • Jango. The D is silent.

    @NepaliMoomin · 401 likes
  • That quick zoom-in in some parts of movies made me nostalgic

    @sauceontoes3457 · 186 likes
  • This trailer had my curiosity. This movie had my attention.

    @rishikgaur8584 · 147 likes
  • The scene at the bar went django is aksked if he could spelled, the guy who is asking is the original Django of 1966 movie, Django asking Django.

    @davidjaimes9918 · 459 likes
  • Quentin Tarantino is a legend! Great movie!

    @fragynbfh224 · 443 likes
  • The trailer makes it seem like a comedy film.

    @ashishxthakur · 257 likes
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