Blue Moon vs The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Blue Moon has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 7.1/10 for The Ballad of Buster Scruggs). Blue Moon is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 12m. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is the older of the two (2018 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Blue Moon
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs| Blue Moon | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 2h 12m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, History, Music, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, Western |
| Country | Ireland | United States of America |
| Director | Richard Linklater | Ethan Coen, Joel Coen |
| Main cast | Ethan Hawke, Patrick Kennedy, Andrew Scott, Andrew Bennett, David Rawle | David Krumholtz, Clancy Brown, Tim Blake Nelson, James Franco, Willie Watson |
Synopsis
Blue Moon
On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator Richard Rodgers celebrates the opening night of his ground-breaking hit musical “Oklahoma!”.
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
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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