Die in a Gunfight is a 2021 American romantic crime thriller film directed by Collin Schiffli and written by Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari.

As told by the Narrator, in third person omniscient: In 1864 New York City, Tarleton Rathcart and Theodore Gibbon settle their rivalry through a Gentlemen's Duel.

[2] On December 8, 2010, it was revealed that Zac Efron was attached to star in and produce the film through his own production company Ninjas Runnin' Wild.

[3] On April 26, 2011, Efron was confirmed to play the lead, Anthony Mandler being set to helm the film, which at the time, would have been his directorial debut.

[13] Christy Lemire of RogerEbert.com gave the film 0.5 out of 4 stars and stated, "Schiffli's snarky and snide self-aware tone quickly grows wearisome, and his action sequences have a cheapness about them that's distancing.

"[14] Beatrice Loayza of The New York Times gave the film a negative review and stated, "It's a shame that it's all so wincingly contrived.

"[15] Mae Abdulbaki of Screen Rant gave the film 1 out of 5 stars and stated, "Die in a Gunfight is utterly empty, with poorly developed characters, clunky dialogue, and a disingenuous romance that attempts to be epic in nature.

"[16] Mark Hughes of Forbes gave the film a positive review and stated, "[A] sleek, subversive, lushly fun action-crime thriller.

"[17] Brian Orndorf of Blu-ray.com gave the film a 'D+' and stated, "Mostly an uninspired drag, and perhaps the first "Romeo and Juliet" adaptation where viewers will side with the exasperated parental characters.

"[19] Todd Jorgenson of Cinemalogue gave the film a negative review and stated, "The latest contemporary reimagining of Romeo and Juliet discards all but the bones of Shakespeare's text in favor of visual gimmicks and narrative cliches.

"[20] Mark Reviews Movies gave the film 1.5 out of 4 stars and stated, "[I]t becomes apparent that the flash is just a transparent distraction from how little there actually is here.

"[22] Leo Brady of AMovieGuy.com gave the film 2.5 out of 4 stars and stated, "There's a lot of style, campy performances, and a nice dash of romance to round it out.

"[23] Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com gave the film a negative review and stated, "A brutally tiresome cartoon that is never close to being as hip, quirky and subversive as it thinks it is.

"[26] Travis Hopson of Punch Drunk Critics gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and stated, "The biggest problem with Die in a Gunfight is direction, which is tonally all over the map and burdened with cheap visual tricks that undermine any connection with the characters.