The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Stories live forever. People don't
2018 | 132m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Joel Coen, Ethan Coen |
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| Writer: | Stewart Edward White, Joel Coen, Jack London, Ethan Coen |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 09, 2018 |
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| Director: | Joel Coen, Ethan Coen |
| Writer: | Stewart Edward White, Joel Coen, Jack London, Ethan Coen |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Mystery, Music, Western |
| Keywords | prostitute, anthology, parody, native american, bank robbery, stagecoach, cowboy, wagon train, singing cowboy, american west, the old west |
| Production Companies | Mike Zoss Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 18, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Tim Blake Nelson | Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") |
| Willie Watson | The Kid (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") |
| Clancy Brown | Curly Joe (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") |
| Danny McCarthy | Curly Joe's Brother (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") |
| David Krumholtz | Frenchman (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") |
| Thomas Wingate | Gun Check Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") |
| Tim DeZarn | Mean-Eyed Card Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") |
| E.E. Bell | Piano Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") |
| Alejandro Patiño | Cantina Bartender (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") |
| Tom Proctor | Cantina Bad Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") |
| Clinton Roberts | Cantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") |
| Matthew Willig | Cantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") |
| Jesse Youngblood | Cantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") |
| J.J. Dashnaw | Cantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") |
| James Franco | Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones") |
| Stephen Root | Teller (segment "Near Algodones") |
| Ralph Ineson | Posse Leader (segment "Near Algodones") |
| Mike Watson | Posse (segment "Near Algodones") |
| Brian Brown | Posse (segment "Near Algodones") |
| Ryan Brown | Posse (segment "Near Algodones") |
| Richard Bucher | Posse (segment "Near Algodones") |
| Jesse Luken | Drover (segment "Near Algodones") |
| Michael Cullen | Judge (segment "Near Algodones") |
| Austin Rising | Bailiff (segment "Near Algodones") |
| James 'Scotty' Augare | Comanche Chief (segment "Near Algodones") |
| Liam Neeson | Impresario (segment "Meal Ticket") |
| Harry Melling | Artist (segment "Meal Ticket") |
| Jiji Hise | The Bawd (segment "Meal Ticket") |
| Paul Rae | Chicken Impresario (segment "Meal Ticket") |
| Tom Waits | Prospector (segment "All Gold Canyon") |
| Sam Dillon | Young Man (segment "All Gold Canyon") |
| Bill Heck | Billy Knapp (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") |
| Zoe Kazan | Alice Longabaugh (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") |
| Grainger Hines | Mr. Arthur (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") |
| Jefferson Mays | Gilbert Longabaugh (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") |
| Prudence Wright Holmes | Boarding House Landlady (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") |
| Eric Petersen | Boarder (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") |
| Doris Hargrave | Boarder (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") |
| Jackamoe Buzzell | Boarder (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") |
| Ethan Dubin | Matt (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") |
| Jordy Laucomer | Whipped Boy (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") |
| Thea Lux | His Mother (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") |
| Bret Hughson | His Father (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") |
| Rod Rondeaux | Sioux Chief (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") |
| Raymond Kurshals | Puppet Dancer (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") |
| Jonjo O'Neill | Englishman (segment "The Mortal Remains") |
| Brendan Gleeson | Irishman (segment "The Mortal Remains") |
| Saul Rubinek | Frenchman (segment "The Mortal Remains") |
| Tyne Daly | Lady (segment "The Mortal Remains") |
| Chelcie Ross | Trapper (segment "The Mortal Remains") |
| Martin Palmer | Blubberer (segment "Near Algodones") (uncredited) |
| Billy Lockwood | Father (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") (uncredited) |
| Stephen R. Estler | Gambler (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") (uncredited) |
| Grace LeSueur | Pretty Girl at Gallows (segment "Near Algodones") (uncredited) |
| Bill Foster | Saloon Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Bonnie Masoner | Makeup Artist |
| Lance Cheatham | Set Dresser |
| Marisa Frantz | Set Designer |
| Jonathan Lheureux | Set Dresser |
| Adam Mull | Set Designer |
| Nancy Haigh | Set Decoration |
| Stephen Christensen | Art Direction |
| Cydney Cornell | Hair Department Head |
| Andreya Joseph | Hairstylist |
| K-Bobby | Hairstylist |
| Rolf John Keppler | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sheila Trujillo | Makeup Artist |
| Corey Welk | Key Makeup Artist |
| Catherine Farrell | Post Production Supervisor |
| Karen Ruth Getchell | Production Manager |
| Zack Earl Edwards | Additional Second Assistant Director |
| David Tierney Lerner | Additional Second Assistant Director |
| Kevin Lumley | Second Assistant Director |
| Jeremy Reisig | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Paul Schmitz | Second Assistant Director |
| Zack Smith | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Davi Aquino | Foley Recordist |
| Chelsea Body | Foley Recordist |
| Brian Bowles | Dialogue Editor |
| Nicholas Cochran | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Blake Collins | ADR Mixer |
| Kelly Doran | Sound |
| Michael Feuser | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Matthew Haasch | Foley Editor |
| Randall L. Johnson | Boom Operator |
| Matthew Kay | Foley Mixer |
| Peter F. Kurland | Sound Mixer |
| Andy Malcolm | Foley Artist |
| Igor Nikolic | Foley Supervisor |
| Greg Orloff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Wyatt Sprague | Foley Editor |
| Caleb Townsend | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Roderic Duff | Special Effects Technician |
| David Greene | Special Effects Technician |
| Stewart Edward White | Author |
| Zack Gonchor | Assistant Art Director |
| Chris Farmer | Supervising Art Director |
| Gretchen Bright | Makeup Artist |
| Richard Anthony Montoya | Set Dresser |
| Chris Painter | Set Dresser |
| Greg Papalia | Set Designer |
| Alexis Pearlman-Flores | Set Dresser |
| Sara Philpott | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Siobhan Roome | Set Designer |
| John Bair | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Leslie Chung | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Julian Dimsey | Visual Effects Producer |
| Rebecca Dunn | Visual Effects Producer |
| Robin Scott Graham | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| John Kilshaw | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Alex Lemke | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Nathan Overstrom | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Ron Pogue | Visual Effects Producer |
| Josh Simmonds | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Mark Avery | Set Costumer |
| Lynda Foote | Costume Supervisor |
| Jennifer Gingery | Set Costumer |
| Brittnee Holmquist | Set Costumer |
| Robin Myriah Hatcher | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Andy Harris | First Assistant Camera |
| Joshua Gollish | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Artu Arin | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Paul Elliott | "B" Camera Operator |
| Liza Bambenek | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Arlen Cooke | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Alison Cohen Rosa | Still Photographer |
| Lobsang Tenzin | Camera Loader |
| Betsy Magruder | First Assistant Director |
| Rachel Manera | Set Painter |
| Joel Coen | Screenplay, Director, Editor |
| Jess Gonchor | Production Design |
| Mary Zophres | Costume Designer |
| Bruno Delbonnel | Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator |
| Ellen Chenoweth | Casting |
| Christien Tinsley | Makeup Department Head |
| Craig Berkey | Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor |
| Goro Koyama | Foley Artist |
| Jack London | Author |
| Skip Lievsay | Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor |
| Lucian Johnston | First Assistant Editor |
| Randall Balsmeyer | Title Designer |
| Ethan Coen | Screenplay, Director, Editor |
| Carter Burwell | Original Music Composer |
| Susanne Scheel | Casting Associate |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Joel Coen | Producer |
| Megan Ellison | Producer |
| Sue Naegle | Producer |
| Ethan Coen | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 36 | 48 | 30 |
| 2024 | 5 | 42 | 60 | 32 |
| 2024 | 6 | 41 | 68 | 21 |
| 2024 | 7 | 48 | 74 | 30 |
| 2024 | 8 | 35 | 58 | 25 |
| 2024 | 9 | 34 | 59 | 20 |
| 2024 | 10 | 34 | 58 | 22 |
| 2024 | 11 | 41 | 63 | 21 |
| 2024 | 12 | 37 | 47 | 27 |
| 2025 | 1 | 37 | 53 | 24 |
| 2025 | 2 | 26 | 41 | 6 |
| 2025 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 |
| 2025 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 5 |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Trending Position
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| 2025 | 8 | 394 | 653 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 846 | 854 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 734 | 872 |
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| 2025 | 4 | 997 | 997 |
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| 2025 | 3 | 829 | 910 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 867 | 867 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 376 | 630 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 787 | 839 |