Darkest Miriam vs The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.3/10 for Darkest Miriam). Darkest Miriam is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 2h 12m. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is the older of the two (2018 against 2025). Both are drama, mystery, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Darkest Miriam
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs| Darkest Miriam | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 2h 12m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, Western |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Naomi Jaye | Ethan Coen, Joel Coen |
| Main cast | Britt Lower, Peter Millard, Jean Yoon, Scott Ryan Yamamura, Sook-Yin Lee | David Krumholtz, Clancy Brown, Tim Blake Nelson, James Franco, Willie Watson |
Synopsis
Darkest Miriam
Miriam Gordon lives in a fog of grief while working in a downtown public library branch. When a burgeoning love affair coincides with her receiving a series of oddly threatening letters, Miriam's sheltered existence is cracked open.
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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