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For a Few Dollars More

  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 10, age appropriate for kids over 12; suggested age 12.
  • Is it any good?

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    More violence and Clint-itude in Italian Western.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 12 and Up

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    The Man With No Name and Col. Mortimer are both the "good" guys, but their motivations are profit and revenge, respectively. One villain is a "hunchback," reinforcing old horror-movie stereotypes.
  • Violence:

    Lots and lots and lots of shooting, with six guns and rifles. A stabbing. A man's wife and baby are shot to death (off-screen). With one exception, there's no blood visible, just plenty of bodies.
  • Sex:

    Sounds of a saloon girl and an outlaw having sex behind a door. She's glimpsed close to topless in the tub. Another quick-edit shot of a woman in bed getting her nightgown ripped off her.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Saloon drinking, and Eastwood and others have cigarettes clenched in their teeth a lot of the time.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About For a Few Dollars More

Parents need to know that this is more violent than the previous A Fistful of Dollars. Killings include a wife and a baby, something quite shocking for the era (though they are shot to death out of camera range). The two "hero" characters are tough, ruthless gunslingers themselves, who in one not-to-be-imitated-at-home scene prove their targeting skills by shooting at each other's hats.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the differences between the Man With No Name and Col. Mortimer, and their different values. In A Fistful of Dollars the Clint Eastwood character showed some concern for innocent victims. Does he do the same here? Does he appear to learn anything from his dealings with Mortimer, or vice versa?

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