The Classic Quentin Tarantino Called ‘One of the Few Perfect Movies Ever Made’ Is Officially Streaming

Director Quentin Tarantino often shares lists of his favorite movies, from broad year-end rankings to deep dives into more obscure genres. His favorite movie of 2026, for example, is the Netflix crime thriller The Rip, starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. His favorite spaghetti Western is Sergio Leone’s epic The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Tarantino has also made his fondness for grindhouse cinema clear throughout his career. About two decades ago, he teamed with Robert Rodriguez on a theatrically released grindhouse double bill; his installment, Death Proof, is widely considered his most minor work. Tarantino unsurprisingly has a list of favorite grindhouse films, and the highest-rated movie on it is currently streaming on Prime Video and Shudder. In his book Cinema Speculation, Tarantino called it one of the few “perfect” movies ever made.

Not every movie with a vaguely exploitation-cinema feel meets Tarantino’s criteria for grindhouse cinema. The first requirement, he explained in a 2008 interview, is that the film must have played in an actual grindhouse — not a mainstream theater. “Halloween could be on here, but Friday the 13th couldn’t, because that was a Paramount movie,” he explained. Tarantino’s favorite grindhouse movie is The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, an 83-minute horror classic that spawned a franchise still running today and is set to be rebooted by Curry Barker, director of this year’s smash hit Obsession.

Here’s Where You Can Watch Quentin Tarantino’s Favorite Grindhouse Movie on Streaming

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