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2018 · 132 min · R

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen · Western, Comedy, Drama

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) is a Western film, directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen set in New Mexico, Oregon, and Colorado during the 1800s. It runs 132 minutes and is rated R.

The story unfolds through anthology.

Composer
Carter Burwell
Cinematography
Bruno Delbonnel
Cast
Tim Blake NelsonWillie WatsonClancy BrownDanny McCarthyDavid KrumholtzThomas WingateTim DeZarnE.E. Bell

The world of this film

Setting

Where
New MexicoOregonColorado
Setting
WildernessMountainRural
When
1800s

Premise & themes

Structure
Anthology
Tone
Darkly ComicMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist
Ensemble
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Historical Fiction

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