Broken Flowers vs The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.9/10 for Broken Flowers). Broken Flowers is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 2h 12m. Broken Flowers is the older of the two (2005 against 2018). Both are comedy, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Broken Flowers
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs| Broken Flowers | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 46m | 2h 12m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, Western |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Jim Jarmusch | Ethan Coen, Joel Coen |
| Main cast | Chris Bauer, Jeffrey Wright, Frances Conroy, Sharon Stone, Chloë Sevigny | David Krumholtz, Clancy Brown, Tim Blake Nelson, James Franco, Willie Watson |
Synopsis
Broken Flowers
Introverted Don Johnston receives an anonymous letter from an ex-lover informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him. A freelance sleuth neighbor motivates Don to embark on a cross-country search for his past flames seeking answers.
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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