Four of the Apocalypse
Four damaged outcasts cross the Utah Badlands in a brutal, lyrical spaghetti western where survival gives way to revenge.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- bleak
- visceral
- lyrical
- cult western night
- lucio fulci retrospective
What critics said
Retrospective critics broadly regard it as one of Lucio Fulci's most personal and compelling films, distinguished by originality, poetic imagery, and unusually intense brutality.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film is associated with Lucio Fulci and places sexual violence, revenge, and severe frontier cruelty at the center of its western form.
Stubby, Bunny, Clem, and Bud are petty criminals whose survival depends on traveling together despite their dysfunction.
Stubby's vow to take revenge against Chaco follows the assault of Bunny and transforms the quartet's aimless journey.
Retrospective criticism specifically praises the film's gorgeous imagery, poetry, and lyricism across the Utah Badlands.
Films like Four of the Apocalypse, and why
Django
violent spaghetti western revisionism, morally compromised outlaws, and bleak frontier travel
The Great Silence
Italian western stylization, revenge-driven conflict, and harsh frontier brutality
Keoma
bleak outlaw ensemble, sadistic violence, and revisionist western atmosphere
Movie Details
- Director
- Lucio Fulci
- Release Date
- 1975-08-12
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (96)
Cast
- Fabio Testi
- Lynne Frederick
- Michael J. Pollard
- Harry Baird
- Tomas Milian
- Adolfo Lastretti
- Bruno Corazzari
- Giorgio Trestini
- Donald O'Brien
- Lorenzo Robledo
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, Night Flight Plus, Screambox Amazon Channel, Midnight Pulp, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, ARROW
- 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 Four of the Apocalypse about?
- Four damaged outcasts cross the Utah Badlands in a brutal, lyrical spaghetti western where survival gives way to revenge.
- What is Four of the Apocalypse like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Four of the Apocalypse as measured, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Four of the Apocalypse violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Four of the Apocalypse as graphic.
- What did critics think of Four of the Apocalypse?
- Retrospective critics broadly regard it as one of Lucio Fulci's most personal and compelling films, distinguished by originality, poetic imagery, and unusually intense brutality.
- Which films are like Four of the Apocalypse?
- Films with a similar feel include Django, The Great Silence, and Keoma.
- How long is Four of the Apocalypse?
- Four of the Apocalypse runs 104 minutes.
- Where can I watch Four of the Apocalypse?
- In United States, Four of the Apocalypse streams on Philo, Night Flight Plus, Screambox Amazon Channel, Midnight Pulp, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, ARROW.
