Olyphant also worked on numerous films in between seasons of "Justified". He voiced the Spirit of the West in the animated film "Rango" (2011). The character was a parody of Clint Eastwood's Man with No Name and Olyphant was cast after director Gore Verbinski overheard him speaking on television: "I just sort of doubled back and looked through the door and was like, "That's our guy" ... Timothy has such a great quality to his voice." Olyphant appeared as a mentor to Alex Pettyfer's character in the science-fiction thriller "I Am Number Four" (2011). Justin Chang of "Variety" said he "brings some of his usual edge" but Betsy Sharkey of the "Los Angeles Times" felt he was "an untapped resource." Also in 2011, he voiced a character called Sergeant First Class "Grinch" in the video game, "". In 2013, he appeared as Jeff Garlin's father in the independent comedy "Dealin' with Idiots" and took part in a one-off LACMA Live Read of the black comedy "Raising Arizona" (1987); he played Nicolas Cage's character while Amy Poehler played Holly Hunter's character. In 2014, Olyphant starred with Tina Fey in the ensemble comedy-drama "This Is Where I Leave You". Their characters were teenage sweethearts until an accident left him with a mild brain injury. The film received mixed reviews, with David Edelstein of "Vulture" commenting: "Over the course of his career, Olyphant has given life to head-slappingly bad material, and he does it again by simply underplaying."