For a Few Dollars More
Two rival bounty hunters form a wary partnership to hunt a murderous outlaw before his gang robs the Bank of El Paso.
Overview
A lone bounty hunter must confront his own beliefs as he partners with a sharpshooter to take down a notorious criminal.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- stylish
- tense
- operatic
- classic western night
- action movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly recognize the film as a stylish, charismatic genre classic elevated by Sergio Leone's direction, Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef's performances, and Ennio Morricone's score.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film is a defining Sergio Leone production shaped by Italian-led genre conventions, bounty hunters, and heightened frontier violence.
Manco and Colonel Douglas Mortimer join forces to pursue El Indio despite their contrasting methods and personal agendas.
Leone emphasizes hawk-eyed stares, hands near holsters, chimes, and drawn-out duels through expressive widescreen compositions.
The film combines deadly bounty-hunting missions and bloody showdowns with charismatic performances, rhythmic editing, and Morricone's memorable score.
Films like For a Few Dollars More, and why
A Fistful of Dollars
stylish spaghetti western action, morally ambiguous bounty hunters, operatic violence, and iconic gunfighter performances
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Sergio Leone's widescreen western spectacle, terse outlaws, bounty hunting, and escalating shootouts
Once Upon a Time in the West
revisionist western violence, revenge-driven antiheroes, and highly composed gunfights
Movie Details
- Director
- Sergio Leone
- Release Date
- 1965-12-18
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Rating
- 8.0 / 10 (4625)
Cast
- Clint Eastwood
- Lee Van Cleef
- Gian Maria Volonté
- Mara Krupp
- Luigi Pistilli
- Klaus Kinski
- Luis Rodríguez
- Benito Stefanelli
- Panos Papadopulos
- Aldo Sambrell
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus
- 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 For a Few Dollars More about?
- Two rival bounty hunters form a wary partnership to hunt a murderous outlaw before his gang robs the Bank of El Paso.
- What is For a Few Dollars More like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of For a Few Dollars More as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is For a Few Dollars More violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in For a Few Dollars More as graphic.
- What did critics think of For a Few Dollars More?
- Critics broadly recognize the film as a stylish, charismatic genre classic elevated by Sergio Leone's direction, Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef's performances, and Ennio Morricone's score.
- Which films are like For a Few Dollars More?
- Films with a similar feel include A Fistful of Dollars, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, and Once Upon a Time in the West.
- How long is For a Few Dollars More?
- For a Few Dollars More runs 132 minutes.
- Where can I watch For a Few Dollars More?
- In United States, For a Few Dollars More streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus.
