For a Few Dollars More (1965)

Stars	User	Rating
5	Alex Watkins	4 _70th
A Fistful of Dollars is a great western, but this is a huge leap forward. It's more compelling in terms of narrative, direction, cinematography...it's pretty much superior in every single aspect. It doesn't have the grand scale of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, but instead, it's a leaner, more muscular film in which not a frame is wasted. The combined screen presence between Eastwood, Van Cleef and Volonte is explosive.
4	BillyShears	95 _96th
Deeper and darker sequel. El Indio is a heinous villain, you don’t even notice Klaus Kinski. There’s this running motif throughout of someone lighting their tobacco from someone else’s and I’ve come to the conclusion that it signifies how annoying it is to keep matches on you in the rootin rootin old west.
3	coffee	93 _96th
Comparing to the films of 50 years later, this film was apparently made for a smarter audience. Even when the guy says "I'll tell you the plan.", he doesn't. Nowadays film plots are so simple yet still they try to tell the whole story verbally, just in case.
3	Grit	97 _99th
The second of the Leone westerns is just as enjoyable as the first with some excellently directed screenplay and cleverly taken scenes coupled with another series of great characters, some old and some new. Eastwood is just as good as usual and is backed up by the equally excellent Van Cleef as a fellow bounty hunter. This installment also seems to have been injected with a wacky sense of humour, displayed no more profoundly than in scenes such as the hat-shooting showdown. What you'd expect.
3	arkadia	86 _80th
The first shot of this movie sums up its effect: soundlessly slowly a man crosses the desert. The tension builds with his approach. It builds, and then! snap! Quiet tension and amazing screen presences keep your eyes glued to the screen throughout. (Now that I've seen the whole trilogy, Leone revisits his same ideas, making them bigger each time. Part of watching is seeing how Leone grows. His hand is visible, because he is bigger than his work.)
3	overrated	89 _96th
That scene where Eastwood and Van Cleef keep on shooting each others' hats down the street is peak western. Nothing can top it.
2	MartinTeller	82 _73rd
The weakest of the Leone/Eastwood trilogy. It certainly has a lot going for it... the usual iconic Leone widescreen compositions, Morricone music, Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef, humor, Klaus Kinski, et cetera. But it's just not as memorable as the other two. Despite this being my third viewing, I couldn't remember what happens in it. Not that it isn't a good story, it just doesn't really stick with you as much afterwards. I still like watching it, though.
2	Magb	90 _85th
Better than Fistful of Dollars, but not quite as good as Good Bad Ugly. Where Fistful occasionally suffered from its small budget, Leone was here able to take the action to the next level (although, of course, he would take it to the millionth level with GBU).
2	Pickpocket	9 _93rd
Has everything any great western has: multiple badass characters, great music, gorgeous locations, titties, humor, and entertaining fight scenes. Has anyone ever been cooler than Clint Eastwood?
2	Nathan S	4 _74th
Intense. Leone's directorial skills improved significantly in just the year after A Fistful of Dollars. This whole film feels more refined and precise, both technically and narratively. The three main characters are some of the most memorable in any western, and I especially love Gian Maria Volonte. He's got those wonderful ice cold eyes. And look, Klaus Kinski!
2	evrana	94 _96th
This is a sublime movie. The story is better rounded than the first, they are not any technical hiccups with the duels, fighting scenes, the scenery is even more impressive and excellent acting all around. You think what else they can do with the music first, but it is even better than the first in that aspect also. It is just pure genius how they use natural sounds, repetitive themes to give a special feeling to the movie. I wish more directors have this few but impactful movie mindset.
2	msprague	70 _61st
Must see film. Clint Eastwood doing what he does best.
2	Luna6ix	88 _95th
A little less action laiden than the other two, but a fantastic movie anyway. Leone's awesome close-ups are most prominent in this one, and as the other two it ends with a sweeping, poignant, and charismatic ending.
2	INDYATMN	88 _82nd
The villain's plans increasingly feel like the writers are just trying to figure out new twists as they go (let the bounty hunters go free presuming they'll kill the other 10 guys - w/ guns that appear from nowhere - & then go toe to toe w/ them?), but Leone directs with such style, stopping just short of parody w/ his overheated stand-offs & the story moves in such unpredictable ways it's hard not to see what made these so great. Laconic bad-sses are rarely surrounded by this much creativity.
2	WWallce4prez	91 _97th
Van Cleef and Eastwood as friendenemies is my kind of duo. Hide your hats.
2	walkearth	80 _94th
Lee Van Cleef is a great addition to the already superb cast, bringing the 2nd film of the trilogy one level higher. The film itself is a more perfected version of the quintessential western that A Fistful was: the atmosphere is palpably menacing and the psychopathy of Gian Maria Volontè's character makes him a villain to remember. The chemistry between Eastwood and Van Cleef, and the intricate interaction between the leads + the atmospheric score complement everything smoothly. & Klaus Kinski!
2	dunbar	90 _93rd
Quite a pleasant romp in the saddle (don't ask me why I used those words). You asked for a western, you got one, here it is, not too much fuss, plenty of show, a bit of glaring, great characters - but that goes without saying - and a free-spirited shoot-em-up ride into the sunset. Can't ask for much more than that.
2	svnhf	92 _94th
As if it could not get any better. I mean, you already have 'Manco' as an established badass, then you add Mortimer and his arch-rival El Indio, which are both so rich and deep that it is amazing; Eastwood's cowboy is sacrificed to enrich the rivalry between the Colonel and the Indian but it pays so well when you figure out the true meaning behind it all. It over-dramatizes some bits that drag on but it is still a superb take on the classic Western; Morricone and Leone, my hat is off to you.
2	Paxton	87 _95th
I've seen this the least of the three and have only myself to blame.
2	backwardsuit	82 _85th
Leone developing his style and giving it richer context and substance. There's still a sense that he's playing around with the format. It's more disjointed and baggy than Fistful but has more originality and vision, more self-aware about the nihilistic macho-fantasy it portrays. Eastwood is more human than in the other two and the music is still classic. You can really see the evolution and progress throughout Leone's work, all leading up to his grande finale with America.
1	Actionberg	95 _97th
Stands on its own outside of the shadow of The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly both in their relative qualities as well as its differences from its successor, particularly the memorable performance of El Indio by Gian Maria Volonte.
1	TheDenizen	90 _95th
To my knowledge, this is the first on screen pairing of Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef. What an awesome combination.
1	Kavu	91 _96th
Perfect combination of Leone's directing and Morricone's score. Good story with great acting performances.
1	bizort	90 _94th
Infinitely better than its predecessor
1	twincinema	90 _92nd
A beautifully shot film that is defined by it's code of masculinity. Kinski gives a great, excitable performance, and Volonte provides El Indio with a sensual, erotic appeal. Both of these performances counter Van Cleef and Eastwood's stoic heroism. Of course, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention Morricone's score. The scene where El Indio plays the music the first time, and it gives way to Morricone's rising eruption of noise, before coming back to the music, is one of the best scenes in the film
1	Bojangles	50 _38th
psychopaths fighting over money
1	frederic_g54	9 _90th
I guess "A Fistful of Dollars" suffered heavily from its low budget, but this one makes up for it. Form its cold-blooded opening (which really sets the tone right), this is a marvelous Spaghetti Western from the great Leone, definitely one of his best. Personally, I prefer "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", but the man with no name is amazing as always.
1	vesupria	7 _78th
What Leone does well is explore character depth well in the context of the Wild West, and more importantly the motives of his characters. You couldn't say there were any 'good' or 'bad' guys in here, but a lot of men with the same aims. In the end very few stood, but intriguingly for different reasons (both fortune and redemption). Great flick.
1	Matthias99	90 _66th
Mmm... spaghetti.
1	sensei	85 _84th
A Few More Dollars is much better than Fistful of Dollars and is much more entertaining than Once Upon a Time in the West (although not nearly as pretty or refined). Morricone's score is, as always, integral to the movie, and the final showdown owes it a great deal. Leone was clearly building up to something fantastic.....
1	ktappe	93 _81st
Although this is the weakest of Leone's spaghetti western trilogy (at least from a plot perspective), that still makes it better than 99% of all the westerns ever made. Essential viewing.
1	andayb	70 _80th
much more fleshed out than "for a fistful", and more accessible than "good, bad and ugly", this movie cements Eastwood's cult status. Although Leone relies a bit too heavily on the raw charisma of the leads and the face-off scenes, the story is quite intriguing, with a hint of the paranoia which is missing from the other two films. Epic soundtrack renders it even more memorable.
1	paulofilmo	71 _69th
stylish samurai movie starring morricone
1	janus	70 _51st
Lee Van Cleef is at LEAST as cool as Eastwood in this. Leone is a much better director than when he made Fistful, and makes every scene dynamic and clear. While ultimately I still think this is just good filmmaking, not great, it's easily worth your time.
1	Bmunise	95 _80th
Since each addition of the trilogy brings the spectacle to a whole other level, I think I'll just add a tier to each member.
1	graveyardtan	90 _84th
The best entry in the Dollars trilogy get a little too wrapped up in its own convoluted plot in the final act, but when it hits its stride, by god, it excels. Lee Van Cleef and Clint Eastwood shooting each others' hats deserves its place in the pantheon of great Western scenes.
1	moraesfelipe	75 _80th
A funny and very entertaining prelude to the greatest western ever made.
1	SirStuckey	95 _97th
My favorite of the trilogy. Amazing acting, great music, and some of the best cinematography you'll ever see. Basically what you'd expect from Sergio Leone.
1	Judo Koala	84 _87th
Best of the 'Dollars' trilogy. Not by a whole lot, but I think it is. Improves upon nearly everything in AFOD and doesn't suffer from the bloated narrative of TGTBATU. The musical locket is also the best aspect out of the entire trilogy; I just love the usage of the soundtrack playing directly into the fears of both the characters and the audience.
1	mwgerb	80 _95th
The entire soundtrack (including but not limited to the music) is brilliant. Also, the film perfectly pits the characters' various motivations against each other, leading to the great conclusion.
1	billkerwin	75 _27th
The usual stark settings and Leone posturing.
1	redacted	76 _60th
Eastwood has loosened into the role this time around & can claim an established back story, leading to a credible performance. Another observation; rarely do you see a lead actor return for a sequel as a different character, albeit the lead protagonist, as Volente does here. Highlights are the hat(s) sequence & the finale. Good to see Kinski out of nowhere too, as a blonde hunchback of all things.
1	closedmouth	90 _88th
Lee. Van. Mother. Fucking. Cleef.
1	afx237vi	75 _77th
Eastwood actually feels like a spare part during sections of this because Van Cleef and Volonté steal every scene they're in. Volonté, in particular, is totally badass. All in all, it's much better than A Fistful of Dollars, both in terms of character development and narrative.
1	Insan3	84 _75th
For all intents and purposes, I've always thought that Lee Van Cleef was more of the focus instead of Eastwood in this film. At the very least, he had more of a personal stake in the story line and that is precisely why this is my favorite of the first two movies in the Dollars trilogy. Gian Maria Volonté returns as the(you guessed it) villain of the piece and, well, he is just as effective as he was in the original. The music is great, and the tone is as gritty as ever. Great stuff.
1	MontyCircus	60 _68th
Pretty good, loads of action. In its day I can see it being wonderful. Now, definitely watchable.
1	brandons	92 _94th
Doesn't have the narrative strength of the first in the trilogy but individual scenes are still brilliant and each ingredient in just perfect, cast, score, tone.
1	Uhrmacher	98 _99th
Another beautifully stylized revisionist western from Sergio Leone with Eastwood, Volonte, van Cleef and Morricone. Volonte's erratic bandit villain and van Cleef's steely eyed colonel are two of the most memorable characters I've ever seen.
1	thehynes	71 _90th
I've got to tell you Indio, your gameplan is flat out stupid
1	sopachuco13	90 _84th
I didn't find the bad guys as memorable as the first movie but everything else about this movie was fantastic. I loved the set up of having two bounty hunters there was a feeling throughout the movie that one of them was going to screw over the other at any moment. Towards the end of the movie you could feel a real comradery between the two of them. The acting and direction were top notch in this sequel and it whet my whistle in anticipation for the last of the series.
1	Liv	75 _22nd
The plot is attractive but the depth could be more explored.
1	shaunks	96 _99th
the best movie from the trilogy of "the man without name" in my opinion.
1	gokcanz	84 _92nd
* Casting, Acting : 8 * Script : 8 * Directing, Aura : 9.5 * Ease of Viewing : 8 * Naked Eye : 8.5
1	Nepeta	75 _56th
The film has quite a bit more badassery and humour than the first with Eastwood and Van Cleef both being excellent in the former regard (expect a lot of squinting). The hat shooting scene definitely stands as a highlight here.
1	NBD Rab	95 _96th
In its trilogy, it's a by-no-means-shameful 2nd place. It's more ambitious than the first, and it flexes the muscle of its higher budget. Eastwood is amazing as always, and Van Cleef very nearly steals the show from him. The final showdown is awesome, even if it can't compare to the final movie's.
1	rnest	8 _92nd
varma långa shots.. magnifikt
1	gogolit	79 _69th
Borders on pastiche, and Eastwood character is rendered a bit of an anomaly, redundant by Van Cleef, who clearly stars, Eastwood even seems out of place at times. Decent acting, writing and plot nothing to shout about, but some lovely shots and moments enough to make it a worthy western, if a little poured on at times.
1	mb9607	80 _0th
2x
1	whotemp	91 _90th
Eastwood has few words, but lots of swag.
1	Groovy_Souls	90 _90th
A tad better than its predecessor. Clint Eastwood ,Gian Volonte, and Van Cleef steal the show and provide amazing characters and relationships for a highly interesting story. Plus with Sergio Leone's direction, its hard to go wrong. An amazing film.
1	Zipster	99 _96th
Grimy, sinewy, atmospheric and funny adventure builds on its predecessor and doubles the squinty amoral protagonists. Ennio's score is even catchier now and Sergio's artful editing of close-ups to communicate the characters' spatial relationships is always a pleasure.
1	RYM	80 _95th
4.02/5
1	dardan	70 _70th
Much better than 'A Fistful of Dollars', though this is only because of the last hour.
1	judicaret	59 _54th
Some quirky characters and Ennio Morricone's perhaps most memorable soundtrack.
1	igormachete	96 _97th
The quintessence of western
1	EvilMangoes	94 _82nd
A-
1	bratings	94 _94th
For a Few Dollars More is arguably the weakest entry in the Man with No Name trilogy, but it also happens to be one of the finest Westerns ever made.
1	kito1	50 _24th
Clint Eastwood is like a ray of sunlight to this film. Overall, too long and boring.
1	jpotII	58 _51st
Virgem
1	buffratings	94 _94th
For a Few Dollars More is arguably the weakest entry in the Man with No Name trilogy, but it also happens to be one of the finest Westerns ever made.
1	luord	81 _89th
It might be less emotionally resonant and more straightforward than the first one (although still having its own share of twists and turns) but it dials up the cool factor and is more ambitious.
1	Ceekay19	70 _55th
Title card: "Where life had no value, death, sometimes, had its price. That is why the bounty killers appeared."
1	offlineoz	95 _96th
Under Quarantine Re-Reviews #94: How to make a perfect western; take two of the memorable protagonists played by Eastwood and Van Cleef, add in Volonté as one of the coldest villains in the game, mix it with the elegant direction of Leone and garnish it with a superb score from Morricone and you'll end up with For a Few Dollars More.

Average Percentile 72.99% from 5155 Ratings