First Cow vs The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
First Cow and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs are tied on audience score (7.1/10). First Cow is the shorter watch at 2h 2m compared with 2h 12m. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is the older of the two (2018 against 2020). Both are drama, western movies, so they suit a similar mood.
First Cow
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs| First Cow | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2020 | 2018 |
| Length | 2h 2m | 2h 12m |
| Genres | Drama, Western | Comedy, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, Western |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Kelly Reichardt | Ethan Coen, Joel Coen |
| Main cast | Alia Shawkat, John Magaro, Lily Gladstone, Toby Jones, Ewen Bremner | David Krumholtz, Clancy Brown, Tim Blake Nelson, James Franco, Willie Watson |
Synopsis
First Cow
In the 1820s, a taciturn loner and skilled cook travels west to Oregon Territory, where he meets a Chinese immigrant also seeking his fortune. Soon the two team up on a dangerous scheme to steal milk from the wealthy landowner’s prized Jersey cow – the first, and only, in the territory.
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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