A Million Ways to Die in the West

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A Million Ways to Die in the West

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Released May 30, 2014

1h 55m

Comedy

Western

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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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Critics Consensus

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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Anthony Lane

The 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

leonardmaltin.com

"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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JD Duran

InSession Film

There weren’t many big narrative surprises but there were several cameos that are totally worth seeing. If you like this kind of comedy, you’ll get what you want.

Rated: B

Aug 19, 2024

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Peter Counter

That Shelf

Say what you want about Seth MacFarlane, that man can write a "guy pooping into a hat" joke that'll really make you think. But unfortunately, too much of A Million Ways To Die In The West is oddly serious and laugh-free.

Aug 13, 2024

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

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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Ben N

This is what happens when a person is given the reigns to a movie when they have outstripped their talent.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/21/24

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Mark B

It really does not know what it wants to be. Funny it has a few laughs, love story yea that does not work. Homage to the old westerns it try’s that. A Mel Brooks like film it really does not work. Action not really successful there. Ok free on prime not mad I watched it the cast is good. IfI went to a theater oh that I would be annoyed.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/27/24

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Chris N

I thought it was cleverly funny, at least in the first half. Sure, the second half is a bit too serious and a little slow, but if you love old westerns and American history, it’s a modern version of Blazing Saddles that brings a perfect mix of hyperawareness and irony of what living in a stereotypical 19th century old western town would be like for you and how ridiculous it would be if you lived there. The jokes are very Seth Macfarlane. If you love Family Guy, you’ll definitely get the humor and appreciate how clever and funny it really is.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/26/24

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Chris K

The scores really shouldn't be this low. Seth MacFarlane is just plain funny, what did you expect when you watched this? I got what I expected and liked it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/06/24

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J P

It's painfully disappointing due to Seth's bland performance Lots of famous faces but it's a flop

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/24/24

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Cameron W

I went in expecting nothing and found this movie absolutely hysterical, from beginning to end. I am amazed to see the negative reviews- and the story itself was engaging and very clever!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/18/24

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Liam Neeson

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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
Producer: Scott Stuber, Seth MacFarlane, Jason Clark
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
Runtime: 1h 55m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital

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