Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Moderate
- irreverent
- witty
- raunchy
- casual movie night
- comedy double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film intermittently funny and supported by a talented cast, but overlong, aimless, and uneven in its scattershot mixture of raunch and romance.
What sets it apart
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The frontier characters speak with modern diction and the humor repeatedly contrasts 1882 life with contemporary sensibilities.
Albert is a lowly farmer who avoids danger but must confront a deadly outlaw and develop into a gun-slinging protector.
The premise repeatedly treats the American West as a place where ordinary daily activities expose people to ridiculous ways of dying.
Albert's pursuit of Anna is surrounded by laxative gags, foul language, sexual humor, and deliberately juvenile comic set pieces.
Films like A Million Ways to Die in the West, and why
Blazing Saddles
shares irreverent western comedy, anachronistic humor, romantic stakes, and a reluctant protagonist forced toward gun-slinging action
The Three Amigos
shares raunchy comedy, absurdist violence, contemporary comic sensibility, and a central romantic relationship
Rango
shares broad frontier humor, fish-out-of-water comic tension, and a western setting filtered through modern comedic conventions
Ted
shares Seth MacFarlane's crude, satirical humor, pop-culture sensibility, and blend of romance with farcical peril
Movie Details
- Director
- Seth MacFarlane
- Release Date
- 2014-05-22
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (4529)
Cast
- Seth MacFarlane
- Charlize Theron
- Amanda Seyfried
- Liam Neeson
- Giovanni Ribisi
- Neil Patrick Harris
- Sarah Silverman
- Christopher Hagen
- Wes Studi
- Matt Clark
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is A Million Ways to Die in the West about?
- A timid 1882 farmer becomes an unlikely gunslinger when romance brings him into the crosshairs of a ruthless outlaw.
- What is A Million Ways to Die in the West like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Million Ways to Die in the West as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is A Million Ways to Die in the West violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in A Million Ways to Die in the West as moderate.
- What did critics think of A Million Ways to Die in the West?
- Critics broadly found the film intermittently funny and supported by a talented cast, but overlong, aimless, and uneven in its scattershot mixture of raunch and romance.
- Which films are like A Million Ways to Die in the West?
- Films with a similar feel include Blazing Saddles, The Three Amigos, Rango, and Ted.
- How long is A Million Ways to Die in the West?
- A Million Ways to Die in the West runs 116 minutes.
- Where can I watch A Million Ways to Die in the West?
- In United States, A Million Ways to Die in the West is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
