What is For a Few Dollars More about?
Two bounty hunters both pursue the brutal and sadistic bandit, El Indio, who has a large bounty on his head.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
Two ruthless bounty hunters stalk a sadistic bandit across the epic, gritty landscape of the Old West.
Pulpy and suspenseful. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on MGM+, The Roku Channel (free) and YouTube (free).
For a Few Dollars More parents guide
What we could confirm fits an R: strong violence and mild language.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- None flagged
- It is rated R, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
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Three questions
- Is For a Few Dollars More scary?
- Only a little. For a Few Dollars More has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is For a Few Dollars More?
- Light gore and strong violence.
- What is For a Few Dollars More rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Rated R, and it earns it: strong violence. Not one for kids.
Cast and crew
Directed bySergio Leone
StarringClint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Gian Maria Volonté, Mara Krupp, Luigi Pistilli, Klaus Kinski
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For a Few Dollars More is on our Italian, Classics (pre-1970), The Roku Channel, Western and Foreign-language lists.
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