25 Great Movies Like Baby Driver That Are Worth Your Time - Looper

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Arguably one of the best Quentin Tarantino films is actually one Tarantino didn't direct himself. 1993's "True Romance," which was written by Tarantino but helmed by "Top Gun" and "Days of Thunder" director Tony Scott, is truly a hidden gem. The film follows a comic book fanatic and Elvis superfan named Clarence (Christian Slater), who falls in love with a sex worker named Alabama (Patricia Arquette). Clarence confronts Alabama's pimp at his club and ends up killing him. On the way out of the club, he grabs a suitcase that happens to be filled with cocaine. Clarence and Alabama then go on the road, hoping to sell the cocaine on their way, but are confronted by the mob instead.

With an incredible supporting cast that includes the likes of Gary Oldman, Christopher Walken, James Gandolfini, Brad Pitt, Dennis Hopper, and Val Kilmer, the movie is a total crowd-pleaser, as long as you can handle a little Tarantino vulgarity. The film also includes yet another iconic Hans Zimmer score, which, somewhat unexpectedly, features marimbas quite prominently — although the marimbas are not actually that surprising when you consider the fact that the Terrence Malick film "Badlands" was actually a big inspiration for "True Romance." If you're looking to watch two oddballs go on the run, "True Romance" will scratch that itch.

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