A Fistful of Fingers

A Fistful of Fingers

The greatest western ever made...in Somerset.

Directed by Edgar Wright

Produced by Wrightstuff Pictures

199578 min5.5 / 10

A lighthearted western spoof that gleefully subverts genre conventions through absurdist humor and deliberately low-budget charm.

Follow the exploits of taciturn hero No Name and his stereotypical Indian side-kick Running Sore as they search for the nefarious villain The Squint.

Questions people ask

  • Is A Fistful of Fingers sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is A Fistful of Fingers scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is A Fistful of Fingers easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Does A Fistful of Fingers end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is A Fistful of Fingers violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity31

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise26

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

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