Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- bleak
- laconic
- brooding
- action movie night
- neo-western marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film stylishly constructed but emotionally bleak and less compelling than its genre influences.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
John Smith enters Jericho intending to profit from the rival gangs but later risks himself according to his skewed sense of honor.
Jericho is presented as a near-ghost town after the gangs drive away its decent residents, with a dry and lonely atmosphere noted in the reception.
Smith deliberately plays Jericho's two warring gangs against each other while working as a hired gun.
The film places mafia-like gang warfare, whiskey running, and hired guns in Prohibition-era Texas.
Films like Last Man Standing, and why
Yojimbo
shares a laconic drifter protagonist, divided-town gang conflict, samurai-inspired plotting, and stylized crime western atmosphere
A Fistful of Dollars
shares a morally ambiguous gunfighter, rival criminal factions, sparse frontier setting, and hard-edged action direction
Miller's Crossing
shares prohibition-era organized crime, violent gang rivalry, bleak masculine antiheroics, and period gangster western styling
The Warriors
shares Walter Hill's terse action grammar, outsider protagonist, criminal underworld conflict, and grim urban-western mood
Movie Details
- Director
- Walter Hill
- Release Date
- 1996-09-20
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (1042)
Cast
- Bruce Willis
- Bruce Dern
- William Sanderson
- Christopher Walken
- David Patrick Kelly
- Karina Lombard
- Ned Eisenberg
- Michael Imperioli
- R. D. Call
- Alexandra Powers
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 Last Man Standing about?
- A cynical hired gun turns a deserted Prohibition-era Texas town's gang war into a deadly wager over money, survival, and reluctant honor.
- What is Last Man Standing like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Last Man Standing as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Last Man Standing violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Last Man Standing as graphic.
- What did critics think of Last Man Standing?
- Critics broadly found the film stylishly constructed but emotionally bleak and less compelling than its genre influences.
- Which films are like Last Man Standing?
- Films with a similar feel include Yojimbo, A Fistful of Dollars, Miller's Crossing, and The Warriors.
- How long is Last Man Standing?
- Last Man Standing runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch Last Man Standing?
- In United States, Last Man Standing is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
