The read
A Balasaur Score of 77 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 90%, Metacritic 79/100. Scores higher than 88% of the 111 2010s western movies in this catalog. Streaming on Netflix.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Metacritic79/100
4,588 audience votes
Key crew
- Joel CoenDirector
- Ethan CoenDirector
- Carter BurwellOriginal Music Composer
- Ethan CoenWriter
- Joel CoenWriter
Cast
- Tim Blake NelsonBuster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
- Willie WatsonThe Kid (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
- Clancy BrownCurly Joe (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
- Danny McCarthyCurly Joe's Brother (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
- David KrumholtzFrenchman (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
- Thomas WingateGun Check Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
- Tim DeZarnMean-Eyed Card Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
- E.E. BellPiano Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
- Alejandro PatiñoCantina Bartender (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
- Tom ProctorCantina Bad Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
- Clinton RobertsCantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
- Matthew WilligCantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
Stills
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Themes
prostitutenative americanparodyanthologybank robberystagecoachcowboywagon trainsinging cowboyamerican westthe old west
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