The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

2018 · 2h12 · Film

Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Starring Tim Blake Nelson, Willie Watson, Clancy Brown, Danny McCarthy, David Krumholtz, Thomas Wingate, Tim DeZarn, E.E. Bell, Alejandro Patiño, Tom Proctor

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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.

Original language

English

Screenplay

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

Music

Carter Burwell

Cinematography

Bruno Delbonnel

Cast

Danny McCarthy, David Krumholtz, Thomas Wingate, Tim DeZarn, E.E. Bell, Alejandro Patiño, Tom Proctor, Clinton Roberts, Matthew Willig

Updated July 22, 2026

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