Cry Macho vs The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6/10 for Cry Macho). Cry Macho is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 2h 12m. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is the older of the two (2018 against 2021). Both are drama, western movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cry Macho
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs| Cry Macho | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2021 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 2h 12m |
| Genres | Drama, Western | Comedy, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, Western |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Clint Eastwood | Ethan Coen, Joel Coen |
| Main cast | Clint Eastwood, Horacio García Rojas, Marco Rodríguez, Eduardo Minett, Natalia Traven | David Krumholtz, Clancy Brown, Tim Blake Nelson, James Franco, Willie Watson |
Synopsis
Cry Macho
A one-time rodeo star and washed-up horse breeder takes a job from an ex-boss to bring the man's young son home from Mexico.
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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