The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Dusty saloon, fading light, a lone guitar. A bank robber fails, a prospector digs, strangers share a carriage ride. The Coen brothers compile an anthology of Western misadventures.

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Joel Coen directed The Ballad of Buster Scruggs in 2018. See Joel Coen's full filmography, where to start with Joel Coen, or where to go after you've seen everything by Joel Coen.

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs was released in 2018 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 132 minutes.