Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- warm
- lazy sunday
- retro movie night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Sonny and Charlie are an ice-cream vendor and wrestler whose contrasting identities drive the mistaken-identity plot.
The protagonists are mistaken for killers and deliberately maintain the gangster's misunderstanding to survive.
The film combines gangster peril with recurring fistfights and humorous coincidences.
The protagonists reject an order to butcher an indigent family, forcing their deception to collapse.
Films like Even Angels Eat Beans, and why
They Call Me Trinity
shared Italian buddy comedy format, comic brawling, and mismatched male friendship
Trinity Is Still My Name
shared Bud Spencer action-comedy style, slapstick violence, and underdog camaraderie
Crime Busters
shared crime-comedy setup, mistaken identities, and playful physical humor
Movie Details
- Director
- Enzo Barboni
- Release Date
- 1973-03-22
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (241)
Cast
- Giuliano Gemma
- Bud Spencer
- Robert Middleton
- Bill Vanders
- Riccardo Pizzuti
- Lara Sender
- Steffen Zacharias
- Francy Fair
- Claudio Ruffini
- George Rigaud
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Even Angels Eat Beans about?
- Two harmless working men survive a gangster’s mistake by pretending to be killers until conscience turns their comic deception into open defiance.
- What is Even Angels Eat Beans like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Even Angels Eat Beans as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Even Angels Eat Beans violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Even Angels Eat Beans as mild.
- Which films are like Even Angels Eat Beans?
- Films with a similar feel include They Call Me Trinity, Trinity Is Still My Name, and Crime Busters.
- How long is Even Angels Eat Beans?
- Even Angels Eat Beans runs 118 minutes.
- Where can I watch Even Angels Eat Beans?
- In United States, Even Angels Eat Beans streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
