# The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)

> A darkly comic anthology of six frontier tales where the legends of the Old West collide with absurd violence, chance, and mortality.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/374969

## Facts

- Runtime: 132 min
- Genres: Western, Comedy, Drama
- Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
- Cast: Tim Blake Nelson, Willie Watson, Clancy Brown, Danny McCarthy, David Krumholtz, Thomas Wingate, Tim DeZarn, E.E. Bell
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6412452/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: witty, sardonic, bleak, western movie night, dark comedy night

## Synopsis

A collection of tales that captures the absurdity and brutality of life in the Old West, blending humor and heart.

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