Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3
Its director stated on the record that "with Pulp Fiction, I wanted in some sense to make three films for the price of one, I liked that each character of Pulp Fiction could carry a film as the main…" 1. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 9 of 100 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and Black and below it for Hispanic 4.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "With Pulp Fiction, I wanted in some sense to make three films for the price of one! I liked that each character of Pulp Fiction could carry a film as the main hero."Quentin Tarantino Interview, 1994 source ↗
- 2Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
- 3Content balanceAdvocacy 9 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
- 4RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 72, Black 68, Hispanic 28.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Age: 61 — leans mature
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A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
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Advocacy Over Time in Thriller
The average advocacy score of Thriller titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 0 | 2 |
| 1944 | 1 | 2 |
| 1946 | 0 | 4 |
| 1947 | 0 | 2 |
| 1948 | 0 | 2 |
| 1949 | 0 | 2 |
| 1951 | 3 | 4 |
| 1954 | 9 | 2 |
| 1955 | 0 | 2 |
| 1956 | 2 | 3 |
| 1958 | 1 | 3 |
| 1959 | 2 | 3 |
| 1960 | 5 | 2 |
| 1963 | 2 | 4 |
| 1964 | 3 | 6 |
| 1965 | 6 | 2 |
| 1967 | 3 | 2 |
| 1968 | 1 | 4 |
| 1969 | 2 | 3 |
| 1970 | 0 | 3 |
| 1971 | 0 | 6 |
| 1972 | 1 | 5 |
| 1973 | 2 | 2 |
| 1974 | 0 | 2 |
| 1975 | 4 | 5 |
| 1976 | 0 | 6 |
| 1978 | 0 | 3 |
| 1979 | 0 | 2 |
| 1980 | 5 | 2 |
| 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | 2 | 5 |
| 1983 | 5 | 2 |
| 1984 | 4 | 6 |
| 1985 | 2 | 4 |
| 1986 | 4 | 6 |
| 1987 | 3 | 9 |
| 1988 | 2 | 2 |
| 1989 | 2 | 8 |
| 1990 | 2 | 8 |
| 1991 | 5 | 6 |
| 1992 | 4 | 6 |
| 1993 | 2 | 9 |
| 1994 | 3 | 7 |
| 1995 | 4 | 12 |
| 1996 | 2 | 11 |
| 1997 | 3 | 11 |
| 1998 | 2 | 11 |
| 1999 | 6 | 8 |
| 2000 | 2 | 12 |
| 2001 | 1 | 12 |
| 2002 | 2 | 12 |
| 2003 | 4 | 15 |
| 2004 | 2 | 14 |
| 2005 | 2 | 20 |
| 2006 | 4 | 24 |
| 2007 | 2 | 25 |
| 2008 | 2 | 17 |
| 2009 | 7 | 4 |
| 2010 | 12 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 5 |
| 2012 | 9 | 4 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 |
| 2015 | 11 | 4 |
| 2016 | 7 | 2 |
| 2017 | 10 | 5 |
| 2018 | 8 | 4 |
| 2019 | 13 | 9 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 14 | 6 |
| 2022 | 10 | 9 |
| 2023 | 13 | 7 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 |
| 2025 | 3 | 26 |
| 2026 | 3 | 33 |
| This title (1994) | 9 | 1 |
● This title (1994): advocacy 9 · explore Thriller →
Cast & Crew
John W. Hyde Jr. (director) · Kelly Kiernan (director)
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