Kill Bill: Volume 2
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Kill Bill: Volume 2 is a 2004 American martial arts action film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It stars Uma Thurman as the Bride, who continues her campaign of revenge against the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad (Daryl Hannah, Vivica A. Fox, Lucy Liu, and Michael Madsen) and their leader Bill (David Carradine), who tried to kill her and their unborn child. Tarantino conceived Kill Bill as an homage to low-budget cinema, including exploitation films, martial arts films, samurai cinema, blaxploitation and spaghetti westerns. Volume 2 is the second of two Kill Bill films produced simultaneously; the first, Volume 1, was released six months earlier. The films were set for a single release, but the film, with a runtime of over four hours, was divided in two. Volume 2 received positive reviews and grossed $152.2 million worldwide on a production budget of $30 million. Tarantino had planned to make further Kill Bill films in the following years, but abandoned those plans by 2023. A single film combining both parts, Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, was theatrically released on December 5, 2025.
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| Awards | |||
| Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Outcome |
| 10th Empire Awards | |||
| Best Film | Kill Bill: Volume 2 | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Uma Thurman | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Quentin Tarantino | Nominated | |
| Sony Ericsson Scene of the Year | "The Bride" versus "Elle" sequence | Nominated | |
| 62nd Golden Globe Awards | Best Actress – Drama | Uma Thurman | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actor | David Carradine | Nominated | |
| 2005 MTV Movie Awards | Best Movie | Kill Bill: Volume 2 | Nominated |
| Best Female Performance | Uma Thurman | Nominated | |
| Best Fight | Uma Thurman vs. Daryl Hannah | Won | |
| 2004 Satellite Awards | |||
| Best Film-Drama | Kill Bill: Volume 2 | Nominated | |
| Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama | Uma Thurman | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor – Drama | David Carradine | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actress – Drama | Daryl Hannah | Nominated | |
| 31st Saturn Awards | |||
| Best Action/Adventure Film | Kill Bill: Volume 2 | Won | |
| Best Actress | Uma Thurman | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor | David Carradine | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Daryl Hannah | Won | |
| Best Younger Actor/Actress | Perla Haney-Jardine | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Quentin Tarantino | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay | Quentin Tarantino | Nominated | |
References
- American Film Institutehttps://catalog.afi.com/Film/63128-KILL-BILL--VOL2?sid=ac155e8e-95f6-40af-946a-b7a9a378fe10&sr=11.065554&cp=1&pos=4
- Lumierehttp://lumiere.obs.coe.int/web/film_info/?id=21936
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- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2003/film/markets-festivals/double-kill-bill-1117889372/
- Newsweek
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- Pitchforkhttps://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7888-kill-bill-vol-2/
- IGNhttps://www.ign.com/articles/2004/04/22/rza-talks-tarantino
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- "Advocate Insider"https://web.archive.org/web/20090904171338/http://www.advocateinsider.com/provincetown_film_festival_2008/index.html
- "Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair Premieres March 27"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-02-25/kill-bill/the-whole-bloody-affair-premieres-march-27
- IndieWirehttps://www.indiewire.com/features/commentary/kill-bill-the-whole-bloody-affair-quentin-tarantino-best-1235139848/
- MovieWebhttps://movieweb.com/quentin-tarantino-kill-bill-the-whole-bloody-affair-release/
- Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affairhttps://deadline.com/2025/10/kill-bill-the-whole-bloody-affair-release-date-1236567983/
- ""Yuki's Revenge" Premieres in Fortnite on November 30 at 2 PM ET"https://www.fortnite.com/news/yukis-revenge-premieres-in-fortnite-on-november-30?lang=en-US
- Rotten Tomatoeshttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kill_bill_vol_2/
- Metacritichttps://www.metacritic.com/movie/kill-bill-vol-2
- "CinemaScore"http://www.cinemascore.com/
- rogerebert.comhttps://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/kill-bill-volume-2-2004
- Roger Ebert's Journalhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100528130622/http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2009/12/the_best_films_of_the_decade.html
- "The 100 Greatest Movie Characters| 66. The Bride | Empire"https://www.empireonline.com/100-greatest-movie-characters/default.asp?c=66
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/movies/readers-movies-21st-century.html
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- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/tarantino-wants-to-kill-bill-again-1118009525/
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- IndieWirehttps://www.indiewire.com/2019/07/kill-bill-vol-3-quentin-tarantino-in-talks-uma-thurman-1202159922/
- IndieWirehttps://www.indiewire.com/2019/12/quentin-tarantino-kill-bill-vol-3-possibility-three-years-away-1202196130/
- IndieWirehttps://www.indiewire.com/2021/06/kill-bill-vol-3-maya-hawke-brides-daughter-1234647919/
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- ComicBook.comhttps://comicbook.com/movies/news/quentin-tarantino-kill-bill-vol-3-sequel-rumors-10th-movie-critic/