Film writer Jeff Stafford stated that, "unlike most of Murphy's earlier Westerns, No Name on the Bullet has a philosophical edge, which makes it closer in tone to Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal (1957) than a six-gun oater like Destry (1954)".
Jeff Stafford, a film writer, observed that "No Name on the Bullet" contrasts with Murphy's earlier Westerns by featuring philosophical themes, placing it closer to Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal (1957) than a six-gun adventure like Destry (1954).