Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 crime film Pulp Fiction is returning to Prime Video, allowing a new audience to revisit one of the director’s most influential works. Its arrival matters because the film helped define independent American cinema in the 1990s, blending non-linear storytelling, dark humour and genre conventions into a widely imitated style.

The 154-minute film won the Palme d’Or at Cannes despite a mixed reaction at its premiere, and later earned seven Academy Award nominations. Made for under $10 million, it grossed more than $210 million worldwide and features an ensemble cast including John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, Harvey Keitel and Bruce Willis. The article also notes continuing criticism of Tarantino’s use of racial slurs in his films.