Inglourious Basterds - 2009

Whether you're watching for the sharp dialogue, the historical "what-if," or Brad Pitt’s attempts at an Italian accent, Inglourious Basterds remains a "masterpiece" (to quote Aldo Raine’s final line). It is a love letter to the power of movies and a reminder that, in the hands of a visionary, cinema can rewrite the world.

Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt), a Tennessee hillbilly, assembles a squad of eight Jewish-American soldiers. Their mission: kill Nazis in occupied France, and each surviving member must scalp one fallen enemy. Raine demands 100 Nazi scalps from each man. inglourious basterds 2009

By 1944, Shosanna has assumed a new identity as “Emmanuelle Mimieux” and owns a small cinema in Paris. She catches the attention of Fredrick Zoller (Daniel Brühl), a German war hero sniper who stars in a Nazi propaganda film, Nation’s Pride . Zoller arranges for the film’s premiere to be held at Shosanna’s cinema, attended by Goebbels, Göring, and Hitler himself. Shosanna sees her chance for revenge. Whether you're watching for the sharp dialogue, the