Film

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 1966

Directed by Sergio Leone

  • Western
  • 161 min
  • R

For three men the Civil War wasn't hell. It was practice.

While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.

Westerngoldarmybounty hunterhitmanrefugeeanti heromoral ambiguitygallowsoutlawgun battleshootoutspaghetti western

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Character

Epic, meticulous, contemplative and grave.

  • intimateepic
  • rawmeticulous
  • contemplativerelentless
  • gravecomic
  • character-ledplot-driven

Who loves it, who doesn't

The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 1414The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: loved by 10The Provocateur: disliked by 110 / 1The EmpathThe Empath: loved by 5The Empath: disliked by 15 / 1The IronistThe Ironist: loved by 5The Ironist: disliked by 15 / 1The Thrill ChaserThe Thrill Chaser: loved by 55The SincereThe Sincere: loved by 4The Sincere: disliked by 14 / 1The CartographerThe Cartographer: loved by 55The ArchivistThe Archivist: loved by 44loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

72 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Provocateurs.

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