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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Movie·2018·Western, Comedy, Drama·2h 12m·7.1 (4,435)·Directed by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

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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.

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Tim Blake NelsonTim Blake NelsonBuster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")Willie WatsonWillie WatsonThe Kid (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")Clancy BrownClancy BrownCurly Joe (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")Danny McCarthyDanny McCarthyCurly Joe's Brother (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")David KrumholtzDavid KrumholtzFrenchman (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")Thomas WingateThomas WingateGun Check Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")Tim DeZarnTim DeZarnMean-Eyed Card Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")E.E. BellE.E. BellPiano Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

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