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A Million Ways to Die in the West

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1 hr. 55 min.

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Mild-mannered sheep farmer Albert Stark (Seth MacFarlane) feels certain that the Western frontier is trying to kill him, then he loses his girlfriend, Louise (Amanda Seyfried), to the town's most successful businessman. However, a beautiful, pistol-packing woman named Anna (Charlize Theron) rides into town and helps Albert find his inner courage. Then Stark must put his newfound bravery to the test when Anna's outlaw husband arrives with plans to plant him in an unmarked grave.

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While it offers a few laughs and boasts a talented cast, Seth MacFarlane's overlong, aimless A Million Ways to Die in the West is a disappointingly scattershot affair.

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Alex A

A dark comedy with hilarious jokes and shocking humor. I get why some people don't get into it as it a little unpleasant, but it's a marvelous movie for those who have a twisted and messed up sense of humor

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/21/24

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Mary K.

Insufferable. Vulgar

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/17/24

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Grant A

Seth MacFarlane must have set out to make one of the stupidest movies ever made. How could he take such a great cast and flush them down the toilet unless it was on purpose. In that, he succeeded, it is just bad - fart jokes get old.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/28/24

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Ciaran S

A Million Ways to Die in the West has to be one of (if not) the most horrendously unfunny western films i have ever watched, period.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/24

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Yoosik Ethan O

A lot of consistently funny witty dialogue throughout the film. The humour is what you'd expect from Seth McFarlane so if you're a fan of his and Family Guy, I don't see why you wouldn't get some laughs from this. It's a little longer than it needs to be but Seth McFarlane fans should have a good time with this.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/03/24

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Ola

I found it hilariously funny! Perhaps not for everyone's taste, however.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/01/24

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Seth MacFarlane

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Seth MacFarlane

Albert

Charlize Theron

Anna

Amanda Seyfried

Louise

Liam Neeson

Clinch

Giovanni Ribisi

Edward

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Anthony Lane

New Yorker

The one person who gets the balance right, weighing parody and homage, is the composer, Joel McNeely, whose opening theme stirs hopes and memories that the movie cannot match.

Jun 16, 2014

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Leonard Maltin

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"A Million Ways To Die In The West" may remind MacFarlane's core audience of what they're missing by not having Westerns as part of their regular movie menu.

Jun 2, 2014

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Jonathan Romney

Observer (UK)

It's essentially Blazing Saddles, only the fart jokes aren't quite as fresh.

Rated: 1/5

Jun 1, 2014

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Patrick Cavanaugh

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Despite occasionally being clever in how it pokes fun about the misery of the Old West, it ultimately fails to be anything more than an attempt from MacFarlane to endear himself to the audience.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 20, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Almost nothing about the film works, and it leaves us wondering why anyone involved thought this was going to be funny.

Rated: 0.5/4

Aug 15, 2022

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

McFarlane's movie does have at least one classic moment that will appeal to Generation Xers and the most undignified duel ever, but it doesn't have much sardonic resonance.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 1, 2021

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Synopsis

Mild-mannered sheep farmer Albert Stark (Seth MacFarlane) feels certain that the Western frontier is trying to kill him, then he loses his girlfriend, Louise (Amanda Seyfried), to the town's most successful businessman. However, a beautiful, pistol-packing woman named Anna (Charlize Theron) rides into town and helps Albert find his inner courage. Then Stark must put his newfound bravery to the test when Anna's outlaw husband arrives with plans to plant him in an unmarked grave.

Director: Seth MacFarlane
Executive Producer: Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild
Screenwriter: Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Fuzzy Door Productions, Bluegrass Films
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Drug Material|Some Violence|Strong Crude & Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy, Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 30, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $42.6M
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital

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