Overview
A trio of friends embarks on a wild west adventure to rediscover their youth and purpose.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- lighthearted
- warm
- lazy sunday
- road trip movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the talented cast, abundant jokes, and unusually effective blend of broad comedy with sincere midlife drama.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mitch, Ed, and Phil leave their city jobs and comforts for a demanding cattle drive in the western wilderness.
The friends confront looming fortieth birthdays, unfulfilling careers, and anxieties about the direction of their lives.
The cattle drive tests the bond among Mitch, Ed, and Phil while helping them reassess their lives.
The protagonists accustomed to air conditioning and city conveniences must handle cattle, prairie travel, and open-air hardship.
Films like City Slickers, and why
The Great Outdoors
Both are fish out of water comedies about urban or suburban men confronting masculine identity, friendship, and personal stagnation through an outdoor adventure.
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Both combine broad buddy comedy with middle-aged self-discovery, family pressures, and a warm emotional payoff.
Three Amigos!
Both use Western settings and conventions as comic frameworks for fish out of water characters and unexpected personal growth.
Wild Hogs
Both are ensemble comedies centered on male friendship, aging, and a restorative journey away from ordinary domestic life.
Movie Details
- Director
- Ron Underwood
- Release Date
- 1991-06-07
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (914)
Cast
- Billy Crystal
- Daniel Stern
- Bruno Kirby
- Patricia Wettig
- Helen Slater
- Lindsay Crystal
- Noble Willingham
- Jack Palance
- Tracey Walter
- Josh Mostel
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Howdy Amazon Channel
- 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 City Slickers about?
- Three midlife city friends trade office fatigue for a grueling cattle drive and discover that the cowboy life offers more than comic misadventure.
- What is City Slickers like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of City Slickers as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is City Slickers violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in City Slickers.
- What did critics think of City Slickers?
- Critics broadly praised the talented cast, abundant jokes, and unusually effective blend of broad comedy with sincere midlife drama.
- Which films are like City Slickers?
- Films with a similar feel include The Great Outdoors, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Three Amigos!, and Wild Hogs.
- How long is City Slickers?
- City Slickers runs 114 minutes.
- Where can I watch City Slickers?
- In United States, City Slickers streams on Howdy Amazon Channel.
