Overview
A lone gunslinger battles against the odds in a lawless land, where survival is a deadly game.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- gritty
- bleak
- grotesque
- cult movie night
- western double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly regard Django as an influential and highly effective spaghetti western distinguished by Sergio Corbucci's direction, Luis Bacalov's score, Franco Nero's performance, and boldly excessive violence.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Django's persistent movement through the mud while dragging a coffin is the film's signature visual motif.
The film emphasizes bloodshed, cruelty, and cartoonish brutality while allowing flashes of grim humor.
Django navigates the struggle between Major Jackson's ex-Confederate militia and General Hugo's revolutionaries for his own purposes.
The border-town conflict involves a racist ex-Confederate officer, white supremacist henchmen, and a former Union soldier.
Films like Django, and why
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
shared spaghetti western style, taciturn gunslinger, stylized violence, and morally bleak frontier atmosphere
For a Few Dollars More
shared Italian western tradition, revenge-driven lone hero, brutal gunplay, and stark frontier settings
The Great Silence
shared revisionist western tone, political factional conflict, grim violence, and expressive genre stylization
Movie Details
- Director
- Sergio Corbucci
- Release Date
- 1966-04-06
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (1034)
Cast
- Franco Nero
- José Bódalo
- Loredana Nusciak
- Ángel Álvarez
- Gino Pernice
- Simón Arriaga
- Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia
- Remo De Angelis
- Rafael Albaicín
- José Canalejas
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, Midnight Pulp, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel, ARROW
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Django about?
- A mud-caked drifter with a coffin and a lightning-fast gun hand manipulates rival armies in a brutally stylish border-town western.
- What is Django like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Django as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Django violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Django as graphic.
- What did critics think of Django?
- Critics broadly regard Django as an influential and highly effective spaghetti western distinguished by Sergio Corbucci's direction, Luis Bacalov's score, Franco Nero's performance, and boldly excessive violence.
- Which films are like Django?
- Films with a similar feel include The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, For a Few Dollars More, and The Great Silence.
- How long is Django?
- Django runs 92 minutes.
- Where can I watch Django?
- In United States, Django streams on Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, Midnight Pulp, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel, ARROW.
