Rent A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
3.1 of 5 from 451 ratings
1h 51min
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- Synopsis:
- In Arizona 1882 nothing comes easy in the bitterly unforgiving Old West except dying. Albert (Seth MacFarlane), is a soft man in hard times who really doesn't fit in. Adding to Albert's distress and feelings of inadequacy, his girlfriend (Amanda Seyfried ) leaves him for the towns moustache groomer (Neil Patrick-Harris). When a mysterious and beautiful woman (Charlize Theron) rides into town she helps him find his courage. However, when her husband (Liam Neeson), a notorious outlaw, arrives seeking revenge, the farmer must put his new found courage to the test.
- Actors:
- Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Liam Neeson, Amanda Seyfried, Giovanni Ribisi, Neil Patrick Harris, Sarah Silverman, Christopher Hagen, Wes Studi, Matt Clark, Evan Jones, Aaron McPherson, Brett Rickaby, Alex Borstein, Ralph Garman, John Aylward, Jay Patterson, Amick Byram, Dennis Haskins, Christopher Lloyd
- Directors:
- Seth MacFarlane
- Producers:
- Jason Clark, Seth MacFarlane, Scott Stuber
- Narrated By:
- Rex Linn
- Writers:
- Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Comedy
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- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 06/10/2014
- Run Time:
- 116 minutes
- Languages:
- English Audio Description Dolby Digital 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.40:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Deleted, Extended and Alternate Scenes
- Feature Commentary with Seth MacFarlane
- Gag Reel
- And Much More!
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Reviews (7) of A Million Ways to Die in the West
Very funny - A Million Ways to Die in the West review by CP Customer
Didn't really know what to expect but i actually really enjoyed it! Had a lot of very funny moments and actually made me laugh out loud several times. I'v loved Seth McFarlane as a voice actor (Family Guy, American Dad!, Ted) for many years but this is the first time I have actually seen him act in person, and I have to say I'm impressed, he is a very talented man. Also very good acting from the rest of the cast, especially Charlize Theron and Liam Neeson. ??
3 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
A Million Ways To Die Of Boredom - A Million Ways to Die in the West review by AF
This is what this self-indulgent "comedy" should have been entitled. The only amusing thing in this otherwise "laugh-free" nonsense was the End Credits - which seemed to last longer than the actual film. Do we really need a credit for "Mr MacFarlene's personal chef"?
Get a grip.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Funny - not funny - A Million Ways to Die in the West review by CP Customer
This film is stupidly stupidly funny. Probably the sort of film a single 20 year old would love but it is completely crap to any other group of people! Definitely a never watch again film
0 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Critic review
A Million Ways to Die in the West review by George Hooper - Cinema Paradiso
Seth MacFarlane is back behind the camera (and in front of it) for his follow up to Ted and this time he is lampooning the classic western but instead of a Blazing Saddles esque comedy romp this is just as childish as his prior work and maybe even more so but regardless of the comedy employed by the creator of Family Guy this is a fairly entertaining little journey into the old west even if some of the jokes feel like old rehashes of Family Guy cutaways.
A Million Ways to Die in the West follows Albert (MacFarlane), a lowly sheep farmer who is dumped by his girlfriend Louise (Amanda Seyfried). However when the beautiful Anna (Charlize Theron) arrives in town he is taken by her and when she starts teaching him to to shoot he starts coming into his own. However when prized gunfighter Clinch Leatherwood (Liam Neeson) comes to town looking for someone Albert finds himself in serious trouble as he contemplates the many ways he might die in the west.
While the film feels like a testing ground for what works in period comedies and what doesn’t there is plenty here to laugh at and overall the film is a pretty satisfying story of good versus evil and everyone in between. The film has some great double teams to work with as the pairing of MacFarlane and Theron makes some of the films best moments and the confusing sexuality of the pairing of Giovanni Ribisi and Sarah Silverman is equally charming.
In fact the film works best when characters are riffing off one another and while the film rarely strays from the script its the more improvised moments that work to the films advantage with Theron giving one of her best comedic performances as the boysrous Anna who almost certainly wears the trousers in her relationship with Albert.
While some of the material doesn’t work and the first act is ever so slightly dull without Theron’s presence the film comes into its own in the 2nd act as the tone comes into place and the material gets a little more nuanced as the film stops setting things up. By the end you will be glad you caught it but it won’t leave you clamouring for more in the same way Ted did.