Django Unchained (2012) runs 165 minutes (2 hours 45 minutes) in its released theatrical cut, ends with only a three-second post-credits tag, and is available only in that theatrical version. Viewers should plan for nearly three hours with trailers and choose disc versus digital rather than theatrical versus extended. The film is a Quentin Tarantino Western starring Jamie Foxx and Christoph Waltz. It premiered December 11, 2012 and opened widely in the United States on December 25, 2012.
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- How long should you plan for?
- Is there anything after the credits?
- Which version should you buy or stream?
- What about the four-hour cut?
How long should you plan for?
The theatrical runtime is 165 minutes, according to the Museum of Western Film History in the museum film page. Add trailers, pauses, and credits for a home viewing. Expect an evening commitment near three hours.
UK home-video listings repeat the same 165-minute runtime. Some retailers round the figure to 166 minutes. That rounding does not mean extra footage.
Is there anything after the credits?
There is no meaningful mid-credits story continuation. The film ends with a very brief three-second stinger revisiting three enslaved men in a cage bound for a mining company, as documented by MediaStinger in the after-credits database entry.
IMDb's crazy-credits guide describes the same small final tag. Casual viewers can leave once the main story resolves. Completionists need wait only for that short final beat.
Which version should you buy or stream?
No extended or director's cut has been commercially released. Blu-ray listings document the 165-minute theatrical cut in 1080p with DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio, described by Blu-ray.com in the Japan Blu-ray listing.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment issued the film on Blu-ray and DVD with UltraViolet on May 20, 2013. It is also sold and streamed as a 4K digital title. Your practical choice is:.
- Disc for shelf collection and lossless surround audio
- Digital 4K for easy rental, purchase, and device playback
- Theatrical cut in both cases, with no longer edit to hunt down
What about the four-hour cut?
Tarantino said at Cannes in May 2014 that about 90 minutes of unused footage existed. He floated a roughly four-hour miniseries re-edit of the material.
That longer version was never released. Treat any "extended edition" label as a runtime rounding or retailer error unless the studio announces a new cut.