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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

  • 20182018
  • RR
  • 2h 13m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
152K
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POPULARITY
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
An anthology western following six different storylines centering on a man named Buster Scruggs.
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Six tales of life and violence in the Old West, following a singing gunslinger, a bank robber, a traveling impresario, an elderly prospector, a wagon train, and a perverse pair of bounty hun... Read allSix tales of life and violence in the Old West, following a singing gunslinger, a bank robber, a traveling impresario, an elderly prospector, a wagon train, and a perverse pair of bounty hunters.Six tales of life and violence in the Old West, following a singing gunslinger, a bank robber, a traveling impresario, an elderly prospector, a wagon train, and a perverse pair of bounty hunters.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
152K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,042
6
    • Ethan Coen
    • Joel Coen
  • Writers
    • Joel Coen
    • Ethan Coen
    • Jack London(based on a story by)
  • Stars
    • Tim Blake Nelson
    • Willie Watson
    • Clancy Brown
    • Ethan Coen
    • Joel Coen
  • Writers
    • Joel Coen
    • Ethan Coen
    • Jack London(based on a story by)
  • Stars
    • Tim Blake Nelson
    • Willie Watson
    • Clancy Brown
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 810User reviews
    • 245Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars

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    Official Trailer #2
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    Official Trailer
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    'Buster Scruggs': The Coen Bros.' Misunderstood, Misanthropic Masterwork
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    Tim Blake Nelson in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
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    Ethan Coen and Joel Coen at an event for The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
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    Tim Blake Nelson
    Tim Blake Nelson
    • Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
    Willie Watson
    Willie Watson
    • The Kid (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
    Clancy Brown
    Clancy Brown
    • Surly Joe (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
    Danny McCarthy
    Danny McCarthy
    • Curly Joe's Brother (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
    David Krumholtz
    David Krumholtz
    • Frenchman (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
    Thomas Wingate
    Thomas Wingate
    • Gun Check Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
    Tim DeZarn
    Tim DeZarn
    • Mean-Eyed Card Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
    E.E. Bell
    E.E. Bell
    • Piano Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
    Alejandro Patiño
    Alejandro Patiño
    • Cantina Bartender (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
    • (as Alejandro Patino)
    Tom Proctor
    Tom Proctor
    • Cantina Bad Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
    Clinton Roberts
    • Cantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
    • (as Clinton Robert)
    Matthew Willig
    Matthew Willig
    • Cantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
    Jesse Youngblood
    • Cantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
    J.J. Dashnaw
    J.J. Dashnaw
    • Cantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
    James Franco
    James Franco
    • Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")
    Stephen Root
    Stephen Root
    • Teller (segment "Near Algodones")
    Ralph Ineson
    Ralph Ineson
    • Posse Leader (segment "Near Algodones")
    Mike Watson
    Mike Watson
    • Posse #1 (segment "Near Algodones")
      • Ethan Coen
      • Joel Coen
    • Writers
      • Joel Coen
      • Ethan Coen
      • Jack London(based on a story by) (segment All Gold Canyon)
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The poker hand Buster Scruggs refuses to play in the saloon is a two-pair of black aces and eights, known as "the dead man's hand." According to legend, that was the hand 'Wild Bill' Hickok had when he was shot in the back of the head and killed by Jack McCall.
    • Goofs
      After the Cowboy in Near Algodones is about to get hanged for the first time, the horse wanders from its initial spot under the tree. If the rope around the Cowboy's neck is long enough to let the horse wander that far, he would have landed on his feet if the lawmen had had luck fulfilling the deed. Also, the rope changes angle in closeups vs. in landscape footage.
    • Quotes

      [after barely escaping being hung earlier and about to be hanged again, along with several other men, the cowboy sees a man sobbing in the noose next to him]

      Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones"): First time?

      [the man looks at him, confused]

    • Connections
      Featured in Monkey in the Morning: #ThotAudit Taxing Boobs (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Cool Water
      Written by Bob Nolan

      Performed by Tim Blake Nelson (uncredited)

    User reviews810

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    In this day and age, this is a real gem of a movie
    Finally a movie that feels genuine start to finish and a movie that entertains. You are never sure where it starts and where it will end,all the characters immediately feel real without wasting any time. And perhaps most importantly, this is a movie that does not insult your intelligence like almost all other movies do.
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    • Nov 18, 2018

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    • Are the various stories original or adapted?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 9, 2018 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • French
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    • Filming locations
      • Scottsbluff, Nebraska, USA
    • Production companies
      • Annapurna Pictures
      • Annapurna Television
      • Mike Zoss Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 2 hours 13 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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