Mack the Knife vs The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.6/10 for Mack the Knife). Mack the Knife is the shorter watch at 2h 2m compared with 2h 12m. Mack the Knife is the older of the two (1989 against 2018). Both are comedy, music, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mack the Knife
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs| Mack the Knife | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 1989 | 2018 |
| Length | 2h 2m | 2h 12m |
| Genres | Comedy, Crime, Music, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, Western |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Menahem Golan | Ethan Coen, Joel Coen |
| Main cast | Bill Nighy, Richard Harris, Julie Walters, Roger Daltrey, Raúl Juliá | David Krumholtz, Clancy Brown, Tim Blake Nelson, James Franco, Willie Watson |
Synopsis
Mack the Knife
In 19th century London, a young girl falls for a womanizing criminal and they decide to wed. Her family strongly disapproves so her father, 'the king of thieves', gets the gangster arrested.
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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