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True Romance

Stealing. Cheating. Killing. Who says romance is dead?

7.5(3,212)19931h 59m16

Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.

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Status
Released
Budget
$12.5M
Box office
$12.6M
Language
English
  • hotel
  • parent child relationship
  • movie business
  • detective
  • mexican standoff
  • pimp
  • cocaine
  • ex-cop
  • love
  • murder
  • on the run
  • mafia

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Tony Scott

Produced in

United States of America, France

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR9 Sept 1993
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1815 Oct 1993
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalR 18+29 Nov 1993
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical18A10 Sept 1993
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical1618 Nov 1993
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1822 Jul 1994
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical15+25 Apr 1994
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical158 Apr 1994
  • El SalvadorSV

    • Theatrical11 Jul 1997
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-18(cut)10 Jun 1994
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical1620 Oct 1993
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1827 Jan 1994

Frequently asked questions

True Romance was released on 9 September 1993.

Audience reviews

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    John Chard

    5/30/2015

    9/10

    The King, Chiba, White Boy Day and Love…Bloody Love. True Romance is directed by Tony Scott and written by Quentin Tarantino. It stars Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Brad Pitt, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Michael Rapaport, Christopher Walken, James Gandolfini, Chris Penn, Tom Sizemore, Bronson Pinchot and Saul Rubinek. Music is by Hans Zimmer and cinematography by Jeffery L. Kimball. Comic bo…

  • R

    Rob T

    5/18/2016

    8.5/10

    Can't believe I haven't seen this movie until now. My neighbor could not believe I never saw this movie, and suggested I watch it A.S.A.P.! I did and loved it! This is a _**must see**_ Star-Studded movie. One of Quentin Tarantino best works.

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    tmdb27219454

    8/2/2019

    6/10

    For the amount of Grade A and High B actors in the movie, along with the top o' the line writing cast, producers and director, you would think this would be nothing less than a 5-Star film. Unfortunately, the movie just never gathers any traction and seems to be nothing more than a collection of cameos without any cohesiveness, even with the story running in the background. Not a terrible flick, just a disappointing …

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    Wuchak

    12/4/2019

    6/10

    ***A stepping stone to “Pulp Fiction”*** A lonesome comic store geek in Detroit (Christian Slater) meets the woman of his dreams (Patricia Arquette) and suddenly has the gonads to be a bad dude. But the mob tracks the couple down in Los Angeles with all guns blazing. The peripheral cast includes the likes of Gary Oldman, Dennis Hopper, Christopher Walken, Samuel L. Jackson, Val Kilmer, Brad Pitt, Bronson Pinchotan…

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    Peter McGinn

    10/25/2022

    9/10

    This is a sort of pre-Tarantino Tarantino movie. The story I read is that he rewrote a script for a co-worker, and he didn’t end up directing it, so it is both his and not completely his work. But it is a violent quirky films like many of his other ones. I had to smile when i read the brief summary of the plot on this site. Rarely does a movie blurb capture the essence of a movie this well: “Clarence marries hooker …

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