Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- witty
- sardonic
- paranoid
- late night movie
- crime movie marathon
What critics said
Critics generally viewed the film as an energetic but derivative Tarantino-influenced crime picture whose stylized dialogue could not overcome its uneven execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jimmy and his crew navigate criminal obligations through elaborate slang, comic exchanges, and stylized verbal performances.
Jimmy has built a new life after leaving the gangster world, yet debt and the gangster-overlord's favor force him into violence again.
Jimmy's crew shares the consequences of the botched assignment and becomes subject to contracts on their lives.
The gangster-overlord buys Jimmy's note and demands that he rough up someone in exchange for relief from unaffordable interest.
Films like Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead, and why
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
shared Tarantino-influenced crime comedy, stylized dialogue, criminal ensemble, and fatalistic underworld plotting
Pulp Fiction
shared nonlinear-feeling crime caper energy, colorful criminals, dark humor, and morally compromised characters
Get Shorty
shared 1990s neo-noir atmosphere, eccentric hitmen, gangland menace, and sharp stylized dialogue
The Boondock Saints
shared doomed criminal ensemble, blackly comic violence, paranoia, and betrayal within organized crime
True Romance
shared post-Tarantino crime-film sensibility, volatile psychopaths, criminal debts, and escalating danger
Movie Details
- Director
- Gary Fleder
- Release Date
- 1995-12-01
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (447)
Cast
- Andy Garcia
- Christopher Lloyd
- William Forsythe
- Bill Nunn
- Treat Williams
- Jack Warden
- Steve Buscemi
- Fairuza Balk
- Gabrielle Anwar
- Christopher Walken
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- JustWatch TV, 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 Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead about?
- A fallen gangster and his eccentric crew are forced into a disastrous favor that turns old debts into a desperate fight for survival.
- What is Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead as brutal.
- What did critics think of Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead?
- Critics generally viewed the film as an energetic but derivative Tarantino-influenced crime picture whose stylized dialogue could not overcome its uneven execution.
- Which films are like Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead?
- Films with a similar feel include Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead, Pulp Fiction, Get Shorty, The Boondock Saints, and True Romance.
- How long is Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead?
- Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead runs 116 minutes.
- Where can I watch Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead?
- In United States, Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead is available to rent or buy from JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
