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A Million Ways to Die in the West

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A Million Ways to Die in the West

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Comedy western directed by and starring Seth MacFarlane, and also starring Charlize Theron and Liam Neeson. The life of a cowardly sheep farmer who is unlucky in love starts to change when a beautiful but mysterious woman rides into town. But he's unaware that her notorious outlaw husband is hot on her heels.

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Karen Krizanovich

Take Blazing Saddles, throw in a bucketful of modern expletives and you've got a future classic. Director, co-writer and star Seth MacFarlane (Ted) plays Albert, a frontier nerd who loses his girl (Amanda Seyfried) to the town's wealthy moustache emporium owner (Neil Patrick Harris). From nowhere comes divine Anna (Charlize Theron) who teaches Albert gunplay and love, but Albert doesn't know that Anna's husband is feared gunman Clinch Leatherwood (Liam Neeson). From the outside, this is a big old-fashioned cowboy movie, but MacFarlane's modern view of the Wild West is actually very subtle, even if the laughs seem to hinge mostly on death, sheep and bodily functions - and they come fast and thick. This is the comedic western that had to happen: an enormous "what if" with plenty of surprises and great stunts highlighting some gruesome realities. Be warned: this is a very Marmite experience that won't be to everyone's taste - and don't miss Ewan McGregor in the film's centrepiece county fair sequence.

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Cast

rolenameAlbertSeth MacFarlaneAnnaCharlize TheronLouiseAmanda SeyfriedClinchLiam NeesonEdwardGiovanni RibisiFoyNeil Patrick HarrisRuthSarah SilvermanCochiseWes StudiGeorge StarkChristopher HagenLewisEvan JonesOld prospectorMatt ClarkSheriff / NarratorRex LinnMillieAlex BorsteinDoc BrownChristopher LloydAbraham LincolnGilbert GottfriedCowboy at fairEwan McGregorWoman in the storeKaley CuocoDjangoJamie FoxxBarn dance comedianBill MaherMan killed by Clinch in barRyan ReynoldsDream voicePatrick Stewart

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rolenameDirectorSeth MacFarlane

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Theatrical distributor

Universal

Released on

2014-05-30

Languages

English | Navajo | Chinese

Guidance

Violence, swearing, drug abuse.

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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