Possession vs The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6/10 for Possession). Possession is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h 12m. Possession is the older of the two (2002 against 2018). Both are drama, mystery, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Possession
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs| Possession | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 2h 12m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, Western |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Neil LaBute | Ethan Coen, Joel Coen |
| Main cast | Aaron Eckhart, Toby Stephens, Lena Headey, Trevor Eve, Gwyneth Paltrow | David Krumholtz, Clancy Brown, Tim Blake Nelson, James Franco, Willie Watson |
Synopsis
Possession
Maud Bailey, a brilliant English academic, is researching the life and work of poet Christabel La Motte. Roland Michell is an American scholar in London to study Randolph Henry Ash, now best-known for a collection of poems dedicated to his wife. When Maud and Roland discover a cache of love letters that appear to be from Ash to La Motte, they follow a trail of clues across England, echoing the journey of the couple over a century earlier.
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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