Calling it a great movie is no longer an opinion but a widely accepted fact.

More than 30 years later,Pulp Fictionfeels just as electrifying as it did when it first hit theaters.

Of all its redefining elements, its out-of-order timeline stands out.

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Before we get into a timeline, first we have to explain whatPulp Fictionis about.

Let’s see whatPulp Fictionwould look like if its scrambled vignettes were rearranged in chronological order.

On the other hand,it completes Jules' story arc.

Christopher Walken holds a golden watch in a scene of Pulp Fiction

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He later tells Vincent that he has been reformed.

But not before he gets a fresh stash of heroin.

She survives, and the two agree never to speak of what happened.

John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson as Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield aiming their guns in the same direction in Pulp Fiction

In Butch’s brief meeting with Vincent, we learn of the animosity that Vincent harbors toward him.

Marsellus pays Butch to throw the fight, but Butch has other plans.

They attempt to flee town only to realize that Fabienne forgot to pack Butch’s gold watch.

Quentin Tarantino as Jimmy, holding a mug in a kitchen in Pulp Fiction.

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Butch is furious but is determined to retrieve it.

Tarantino and Avary make us understand Butch’s rage and the significance he attaches to the watch.

But before Butch makes it to the motel, he comes face to face with Marsellus on the street.

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They engage in a vicious fight andare shockingly held captive by two guys at a pawn shop.

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Vincent and Mia dancing in ‘Pulp Fiction’

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Butch looking down at his watch in Pulp Fiction

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The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.

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Pulp Fiction

Quentin Tarantino