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A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.
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As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.
Rating:R
Genre:Comedy, Western
Written By:Wellesley Wild, Alec Sulkin, Seth MacFarlane
In Theaters:5/30/2014
Box Office:$86,400,000
Runtime:116 minutes
Studio:RGB Media, Fuzzy Door Productions, MRC, Bluegrass Films
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