A Few Less Men
Three reckless friends turn a disastrous Australian wedding trip into a grotesque race to deliver their dead companion home for his funeral.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Moderate
- irreverent
- morbid
- raucous
- adult movie night
- raucous group viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly viewed the film as an unsuccessful, excessively crude sequel whose broad gag-driven approach rarely achieves sustained comic momentum.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
David, Tom, and Graham must carry Luke's corpse across the Australian bush after their jet crash lands.
The plot centers on a corpse, a planned funeral, survival mishaps, and grotesque comic obstacles.
The wedding aftermath, plane crash, ravers, machete-wielding mother, and gold penis mix-up compound into a race against time.
The protagonists cross the treacherous landscape of Australia's Blue Mountains after the crash landing.
Films like A Few Less Men, and why
A Few Best Men
Australian ensemble comedy built around escalating travel disasters, crude humor, and dysfunctional male friendship
The Hangover
Raunchy wedding comedy combining bad decisions, physical mishaps, and irreverent group chemistry
Weekend at Bernie's
Darkly comic journey involving death, reckless friends, and increasingly absurd logistical problems
Movie Details
- Director
- Mark Lamprell
- Release Date
- 2017-03-09
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (76)
Cast
- Xavier Samuel
- Kris Marshall
- Kevin Bishop
- Sacha Horler
- James Helm
- Alison Van Reelen
- Ryan Corr
- Elizabeth Caiacob
- Warren Lyons
- Pip Edwards
Common questions
- What is A Few Less Men about?
- Three reckless friends turn a disastrous Australian wedding trip into a grotesque race to deliver their dead companion home for his funeral.
- What is A Few Less Men like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Few Less Men as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is A Few Less Men violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in A Few Less Men as moderate.
- What did critics think of A Few Less Men?
- Critics broadly viewed the film as an unsuccessful, excessively crude sequel whose broad gag-driven approach rarely achieves sustained comic momentum.
- Which films are like A Few Less Men?
- Films with a similar feel include A Few Best Men, The Hangover, and Weekend at Bernie's.
- How long is A Few Less Men?
- A Few Less Men runs 96 minutes.
