The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen · 132 min · Western, Comedy, Drama
51.9 TOPICAL score · #1,793 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018, directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen) has a TOPICAL score of 51.9 - ranked 1,793 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and critics, and lowest on cast. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Critics: 89% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 79. Audiences: TMDB 7.1/10 (4,610 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 31 languages.
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- Critics89% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 79
- AudienceTMDB 7.1/10 (4,610 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 2 nominations - incl. National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 31 languages
- Still read162,443 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Tim Blake Nelson (actor #1,237), Willie Watson, Clancy Brown (actor #984), Danny McCarthy