Silence of the Sea vs The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Silence of the Sea has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.1/10 for The Ballad of Buster Scruggs). Silence of the Sea is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 12m. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is the older of the two (2018 against 2024). Both are drama, mystery, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Silence of the Sea
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs| Silence of the Sea | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 2h 12m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, Western |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Setsuro Wakamatsu | Ethan Coen, Joel Coen |
| Main cast | Toru Nakamura, Masane Tsukayama, Masato Hagiwara, Kyoko Koizumi, Shiro Sano | David Krumholtz, Clancy Brown, Tim Blake Nelson, James Franco, Willie Watson |
Synopsis
Silence of the Sea
The day before his exhibition, world-renowned painter Tamura discovers that his own work contains a forgery. Meanwhile, the body of a woman with countless ukiyo-e tattoos is discovered at the sea. From the two incidents, the name of Ryuji emerges.
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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