The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Stories live forever. People don't.

Rating

3.0 (1)

Release Date

11/9/2018

Runtime

132 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

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A collection of interconnected Western tales that subvert genre expectations with deadpan humor and melancholy restraint. Each story builds toward a moment of reckoning that feels both inevitable and surprising.

Mood

WistfulAbsurdContemplative

Themes

MortalityAmbitionRedemptionFreedomComing apart

Tone

Ironic

Pacing

Meditative

Look

FormalistPainterlyStylized genre

Structure

Anthology

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