The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)

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Stories live forever. People don't.

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.

• Released: 2018-11-09
• Genres: Western, Comedy, Drama
• Runtime: 2h 12m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 4,584 votes

Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen.

Top cast

• Tim Blake Nelson as Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
• Willie Watson as The Kid (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
• Clancy Brown as Curly Joe (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
• Danny McCarthy as Curly Joe's Brother (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
• David Krumholtz as Frenchman (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
• Thomas Wingate as Gun Check Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
• Tim DeZarn as Mean-Eyed Card Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
• E.E. Bell as Piano Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
• Alejandro Patiño as Cantina Bartender (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
• Tom Proctor as Cantina Bad Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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