Quentin Tarantino Blasts Hunger Games For Ripping Off Battle Royale

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Quentin Tarantino is the latest guest on “The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast,” where he started unveiling his list of the 20 greatest movies of the 21st century so far.

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/quentin-tarantino-slams-hunger-games-battle-royale-ripoff-1236592961/

[Ladle Ghoulash 34,042]

I mean, he’s right, but this is also incredibly bold coming from the man who ripped off Lady Snowblood for Kill Bill lmao 

Edited November 26, 2025 by Ladle Ghoulash

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9 minutes ago, Ladle Ghoulash said:

I mean, he’s right, but this is also incredibly bold coming from the man who ripped off Lady Snowblood for Kill Bill lmao 

Came here to say this lol

[elsamars 5,180]

I’m sorry but he’s an overrated piece of ****.  No shade to anyone who loves him but he’s just an object for pretentious people.
 

He can go **** hisfeet while Suzanne Collins is publishing banger books leading to banger movies.

Edited November 27, 2025 by elsamars

[Flippy 13,590]

I mean, he’s not wrong regardless

[Franch Toast 27,402]

This is why I never got into Hunger Games. Battle Royale is far more original and bold. 
 

But Tarantino is one to talk.

[River 121,275]

Hunger Games is overrated.. only the 1st movie was good, rest total garbage.

But I slept during the first one because it was pretty boring.

I like Tarantino, I think global pandemic is good.

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4 minutes ago, River said:

Hunger Games is overrated.. only the 1st movie was good, rest total garbage.

But I slept during the first one because it was pretty boring.

I like Tarantino, I think global pandemic is good.

 gurl

[Decodekid 29,238]

Is he right ? Maybe, Do I care? No 

I’ll forever love that franchise, currently reading the new book. It’s 2025 cope, labubu dubai whatever

[Morphine Prince 108,286]

I mean yes clearly Battle Royale was an inspiration but c'mon. 

The Hunger Games is great. We don't care what this man says. 

[CoolTrainerTerry 1,506]

Way to join the conversation 20 years later 

[Ladle Ghoulash 34,042]

42 minutes ago, River said:

Hunger Games is overrated.. only the 1st movie was good, rest total garbage.

But I slept during the first one because it was pretty boring.

I like Tarantino, I think global pandemic is good.

Hunger Games mid. There, I said it. Inglorious Basterds clears.

[elijahfan 26,901]

Not only is he absolutely right, but I also think you guys are taking his remarks way too seriously. He's literally just stating a fact, not saying that he's better than anybody else (tho he probably believes it, and rightfully so ).

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Tarantino > Hunger Games. Y’all can choke. 

[Tomiel25 2,113]

It's such a reach, every movie, every book, every song contains elements or themes that have already been used many times over time, I highly doubt Battle Royale is the first movie where a group of people have to try to survive until only one remains, even his movies reuse elements from other movies, something he talked about throughout his career. In any case, who would have to sue both the creators of battle royale and the creators of the Hunger Games would be the already death creators of the gladiators and coliseums in Rome so many centuries ago because obviously both works were inspired by them.

Quentin, with all due respect, I like many of your movies, but you don't have to Sh¡+ on one movie just to praise another.

Edited November 27, 2025 by Tomiel25