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IMDb rating 7.2
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Critic Chris Nashawaty
rated 7

...a warm and cheeky tribute to a genre that the brothers behind True Grit and No Country For Old Men clearly love.

Read full review at Entertainment Weekly
Critic Dan Jolin
rated 8

The Coens take another crazy concept and make it work with a series of stories that will amuse, shock, and even bring tears to your eyes.

Read full review at Empire
Critic Simran Hans
rated 8

...a Coen brothers film, anchored by an all-star cast of hungry, opportunistic antiheroes...

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 8

The Coens have given us a hilarious, beautifully made, very enjoyable and rather disturbing anthology of stories from the old west...

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Renee Schonfeld
rated 8

The movie looks and sounds beautiful. The performances, from the leads to those with one line, are wonderful.

Read full review at Common Sense Media
Critic Jacob Lundström
rated 6

Det är en grym och uppsluppen film som understryker att varje skapelseberättelse är en fantasi.

Read full review at Dagens Nyheter
Critic Peter Christian Rude
rated 7

...fungerer i høj grad takket være fortællingernes fine, novelleagtige karakter, hvor et miljø, en stemning, forskellige figurer bliver skitseret på blot tyve minutter.

Read full review at Soundvenue
Critic Annika Andersson
rated 8

...en underhållande filmupplevelse.

Read full review at Moviezine

Cast & Crew

Ethan Coen
Director
Ethan Coen
Writer
Joel Coen
Director
Joel Coen
Writer
James Franco
As Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")
Tim Blake Nelson
As Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
Liam Neeson
As Impresario (segment "Meal Ticket")

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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a western anthology film that tells six different stories, each with its own unique perspective on the American frontier. The film takes place at the end of the Civil War and follows a range of characters, including outlaws, settlers, and prospectors. The stories are woven together through their shared themes of violence, redemption, and the search for meaning in a lawless land. With a star-studded cast and directed by the Coen brothers, this film is sure to be a thrilling ride through the wild west.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Ballad of Buster Scruggs include American Outlaws, The Dressmaker, Damsel, Red Wing, The Wall of Mexico, The Hero (2017).