Jamie FoxxandLeonardo DiCaprioare two of the greatest actors of their generations, and more than 10 years ago they teamed up with an iconic director for one of the best westerns of the last 20 years. Foxx and DiCaprio star alongsideChristopher WaltzandKerry WashingtoninDjango Unchained, which has jumped into the top 10 on Paramount+, currently sitting in the #7 spot behindTom Cruise’sTop Gun: Maverickand ahead ofJohn Krasinski’sIF.Django Unchainedfollows a freed slave who sets out with a German bounty hunter to rescue his wife from a plantation in Mississippi. The film also starsSamuel L. JacksonandWalton Gogginsand currently sits at an 87% score from critics and a 92% rating from general audiences on the aggregate siteRotten Tomatoes.
Django Unchainedwas written and directed byQuentin Tarantino, who has only directed two movies in the 12+ years since its release:The Hateful Eightin 2015 andOnce Upon a Time… in Hollywoodin 2019. Tarantino first popped as a director in the early 90s when he helmedReservoir Dogs, the heist thriller starringTim RothandSteve Buscemi, and he followed that up with arguably his most notable work to date,Pulp Fiction, which stars Samuel L. Jackson andJohn Travolta. Tarantino won the Oscar for Best Writing for his work onPulp Fiction, and the film was also nominated in six other categories, including Travolta, Jackson, andUma Thurman, all for their respective performances. Tarantino also further exploded in popularity when he reunited with Thurman forKill Bill: Volumes 1and2, which are each available to stream on Moviesphere, Lionsgate’s streaming extension throughPrime Video.
What Has Jamie Foxx Been in Recently?
Foxx recently starring alongsideTommy Lee JonesinThe Burial, the legal drama that’s streaming on Prime Video, and he also toplinedThey Cloned TyroneoppositeJohn BoyegaandTeyonah Parris, which is currently streaming on Netflix. Just a few years ago he reprised his role as Electro fromAndrew Garfield’s Spider-Man movies inSpider-Man: No Way Home, the MCU film which earned more than $1.9 billion at the worldwide box office. Fox will next star alongsideRobert De NiroandScott EastwoodinTin Soldierfrom directorBrad Furman.
Django Unchainedstars Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio and was written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates and watchDjango UnchainedonParamount+.
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.
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