Romance & Cigarettes vs The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6/10 for Romance & Cigarettes). Romance & Cigarettes is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h 12m. Romance & Cigarettes is the older of the two (2005 against 2018). Both are comedy, music, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Romance & Cigarettes
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs| Romance & Cigarettes | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 45m | 2h 12m |
| Genres | Comedy, Music, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, Western |
| Country | United Kingdom | United States of America |
| Director | John Turturro | Ethan Coen, Joel Coen |
| Main cast | Steve Buscemi, Amy Sedaris, Barbara Sukowa, Mary-Louise Parker, Kate Winslet | David Krumholtz, Clancy Brown, Tim Blake Nelson, James Franco, Willie Watson |
Synopsis
Romance & Cigarettes
Ironworker Nick lives with his wife, Kitty, and three daughters. When he meets a significantly younger woman, Tula, he starts an affair with her, much to the chagrin of his wife, and his life is thrown into upheaval. Kitty kicks Nick out of the house, and he is forced to make some difficult decisions.
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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