The Hateful Eight

The Hateful Eight (2015) — watch online on iFILM: a western mystery written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Kurt Russell. Runtime: 167 minutes. Most of it takes place inside one room.

Shortly after the Civil War, bounty hunter John Ruth is transporting a prisoner to hang. Kurt Russell plays the captor; Jennifer Jason Leigh plays Daisy Domergue, his cuffed cargo. A blizzard forces them to stop at a remote roadhouse already full of strangers: an ex-Confederate general played by Bruce Dern, a fast-talking new sheriff from Walton Goggins, a quiet gunman from Michael Madsen. Samuel L. Jackson's Major Marquis Warren figures it out before the others do — someone in that room is not who they claim to be. Eight people, one stove, and enough secrets to get everyone killed.

Tarantino built the film like a stage play, letting each scene shift the power balance before the violence finally arrives. Ennio Morricone composed the score and won the Academy Award for Best Original Score. Stream The Hateful Eight (2015) online on iFILM.