20182h 12mDir. Betsy Magruder

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Name: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Genre: Western, Comedy, Drama
Released: 2018-11-09
Duration: 2 h 12 min
Rating: 4
Cast: Tim Blake Nelson, Willie Watson, Clancy Brown, Danny McCarthy, David Krumholtz

“Stories live forever. People don't.”

WesternComedyDrama

4.0 / 5.0

1 Community Logs

1st Half: 4.0 ★vs2nd Half: 4.0 ★

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Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songster, a wannabe bank robber, two weary traveling performers, a lone gold prospector, a woman traveling the West to an uncertain future, and a motley crew of strangers undertaking a carriage ride.

Starring:Tim Blake Nelson,Willie Watson,Clancy Brown,Danny McCarthy,David Krumholtz

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Tim Blake Nelson

Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Willie Watson

The Kid (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Clancy Brown

Curly Joe (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Danny McCarthy

Curly Joe's Brother (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

David Krumholtz

Frenchman (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Thomas Wingate

Gun Check Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Tim DeZarn

Mean-Eyed Card Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

E.E. Bell

Piano Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Alejandro Patiño

Cantina Bartender (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Tom Proctor

Cantina Bad Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Clinton Roberts

Cantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Matthew Willig

Cantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Key Production Crew

Directors

Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Screenplay & Writers

Jack London, Stewart Edward White, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Cinematography

Bruno Delbonnel

Original Score

Carter Burwell

Producers

Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Megan Ellison

Film Details

Original Languageen

Production Studios

Mike Zoss Productions

Keywords & Themes

#prostitute#native american#parody#anthology#bank robbery#stagecoach#cowboy#wagon train#singing cowboy#american west

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

1ST WATCHImported Log

4.0

A beautifully produced smorgasbord of short stories from the Coen Brothers. Some are more engrossing than others, but all have that caricaturized, Coen-esque quality. It's also an excellent vehicle for several criminal...

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