Django Unchained (2012): Quentin Tarantino, Christoph Waltz, Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio
Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained (2012) captured the minds of both audiences and critics with it's sweeping Western tale of revenge. Set in the antebellum South, the story focuses on a freed slave who teams up with a cold bounty hunter to rescue his enslaved wife from a cruel plantation owner. The film took home some Academy Awards, including Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (Christoph Waltz). Bloody and violent, the film does not push the limits of gore as far as Tarantino's previous work, and is admirable in it's restraint. Django Unchained is a visual marvel, and benefits from repeat viewings. The cast is fantastic, including Christoph Waltz, Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson, Kerry Washington, Michael Parks, Jonah Hill and Don Johnson.
