Three Men and a Leg
Three inseparable friends endure a wildly mishap-filled drive to a wedding while protecting a priceless wooden leg and surviving an enraged patriarch.
Overview
A chaotic road trip leads to unexpected love and a furious father-in-law with a shotgun.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- witty
- absurd
- lazy sunday
- group movie night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The three friends drive from Milan toward the father-in-law's southern villa while losing the wooden leg, encountering Moroccan football players, and searching for the dog.
The millions-worth wooden leg dominates the journey's logistical problems and becomes the object around which several comic reversals unfold.
The trip begins in Milan and moves toward a wealthy father-in-law's villa, with the changing geography shaping the characters' comic predicament.
Three friends and prospective brothers-in-law remain bound together through romantic betrayal, lost property, football-player encounters, and family hostility.
Films like Three Men and a Leg, and why
The Hangover
shares an irreverent road movie structure, male friendship, escalating mishaps, and broad ensemble comedy
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
combines romantic complications, comic travel, friendship, and farcical misunderstandings
Little Miss Sunshine
shares a warm but chaotic friendship comedy built around travel, clashing personalities, and escalating absurdity
Welcome to the Sticks
matches the Italian comic tradition of physical gags, social satire, and lovable male incompetence
Movie Details
- Directors
- Massimo Venier, Aldo Baglio, Giovanni Storti, Giacomo Poretti
- Release Date
- 1997-12-27
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 8.0 / 10 (2181)
Cast
- Aldo Baglio
- Giovanni Storti
- Giacomo Poretti
- Marina Massironi
- Carlo Croccolo
- Maria Pia Casilio
- Luciana Littizzetto
- Gaetano Amato
- Margherita Antonelli
- Saturno Brioschi
Common questions
- What is Three Men and a Leg about?
- Three inseparable friends endure a wildly mishap-filled drive to a wedding while protecting a priceless wooden leg and surviving an enraged patriarch.
- What is Three Men and a Leg like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Three Men and a Leg as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Three Men and a Leg violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Three Men and a Leg as mild.
- Which films are like Three Men and a Leg?
- Films with a similar feel include The Hangover, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Little Miss Sunshine, and Welcome to the Sticks.
- How long is Three Men and a Leg?
- Three Men and a Leg runs 98 minutes.
