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Jackie Brown

1997154 minutesR
4.3
Arcplot Score
📝 Unconventional
Unverified
⭐ 7.5IMDb
🍅 88%Rotten Tomatoes
Ⓜ️ 62/100Metacritic
🎬 7.4TMDb
📊 7.4Popularity
🏆Nominated for 1 Oscar. 9 wins & 24 nominations total
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
The middle-aged stewardess Jackie Brown smuggles money from Mexico to Los Angeles for the arms dealer Ordell Robbie. When she gets caught by the agents Ray Nicolet and Mark Dargus with ten thousand dollars and cocaine in her purse, they propose a deal to her to help them to arrest Ordell in exchange of her freedom. Meanwhile Ordell asks the 56-year-old Max Cherry, who runs a bail bond business, to release Jackie Brown with the intention of eliminating her. Jackie suspects of Ordell's intention and plots a complicated confidence game with Max to steal half a million dollars from Ordell.

Box Office

Budget:$12.0M
Revenue:$74.7M
Profit:$62.7M

Arcplot Score Breakdown

Beat Timing Precision4.9/10
Emotional Arc Impact1/10
Thematic Consistency7/10
Overall Score4.3/10

Beat Sheet

15 plot points

Jackie Brown Arcplot
1
Opening Image
1 min
2
Theme Stated
10 min
3
Set-Up
20 min
4
Catalyst
35 min
5
Debate
45 min
6
Break Into Two
60 min
7
B Story
70 min
8
Fun and Games
90 min
9
Midpoint
110 min
10
Bad Guys Close In
125 min
11
All Is Lost
135 min
12
Dark Night of the Soul
140 min
13
Break Into Three
145 min
14
Finale
150 min
15
Final Image
154 min

Emotional Arc

+100-10

Plot Points

#1

Opening Image

1 min

Jackie Brown working as flight attendant, smuggling money. Calm routine, caught between criminal forces. Introduces stakes.

#2

Theme Stated

10 min

Theme: survival in criminal world, deception, personal empowerment. Jackie navigating dangerous world.

#3

Set-Up

20 min

Jackie caught by police smuggling money for Ordell. Facing charges. Must figure a way out.

#4

Catalyst

35 min

Jackie learns Ordell may kill her to avoid capture. Stakes rise, she must plan.

#5

Debate

45 min

Should Jackie cooperate with cops or outsmart everyone? Risking life, loyalty, freedom.

#6

Break Into Two

60 min

Jackie decides to play both sides. Begins intricate plan to double-cross Ordell and cops.

#7

B Story

70 min

Jackie forms bond with Max Cherry, the bail bondsman. Emotional support and possible romance.

#8

Fun and Games

90 min

Jackie executes clever schemes: hiding money, manipulating Ordell, flirting with cops. Suspenseful cat-and-mouse.

#9

Midpoint

110 min

Jackie achieves partial success. Money secured, Ordell unaware. False victory: could still be caught.

#10

Bad Guys Close In

125 min

Ordell begins to suspect betrayal. Police close in. Tension rises, risk everywhere.

#11

All Is Lost

135 min

Ordell confronts Jackie. Plans unravel. Moment of despair.

#12

Dark Night of the Soul

140 min

Jackie reflects, must rely on cunning, trust only herself. Emotional low point.

#13

Break Into Three

145 min

Jackie implements final plan to outwit everyone. Clever traps and subterfuge.

#14

Finale

150 min

Plan succeeds. Jackie keeps money, escapes danger. Ordell arrested. Max supportive. Victory earned.

#15

Final Image

154 min

Jackie walking free, empowered. Smile hints at personal growth and survival in a dangerous world.