10 Directors Who Started Movies The Same Way

10. Criminals Chat In A Diner Before All Hell Breaks Loose - Quentin Tarantino

Few filmmakers have managed to pull off as many unforgettable opening sequences as Quentin Tarantino, though earlier in his career he did repeat himself a little bit.

Tarantino's feature debut Reservoir Dogs of course kicks off with the eight focal criminals sitting down to eat breakfast at a Los Angeles diner, as they banter and get their energy levels up ahead of the central diamond heist.

And for Tarantino's follow-up Pulp Fiction, how does the movie open? With Pumpkin (Tim Roth) and Honey Bunny (Amanda Plummer) sat in a diner, having breakfast as they prepare to stage a holdup there.

Obviously the content of the dialogue and the characters themselves are very different, but in each case a loaded diner discussion serves as the primer for the rest of the movie.