Take the Lead vs The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.9/10 for Take the Lead). Take the Lead is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 12m. Take the Lead is the older of the two (2006 against 2018). Both are comedy, drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Take the Lead
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs| Take the Lead | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 2h 12m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Music | Comedy, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, Western |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Liz Friedlander | Ethan Coen, Joel Coen |
| Main cast | Jasika Nicole, Dante Basco, John Ortiz, Alfre Woodard, Laura Benanti | David Krumholtz, Clancy Brown, Tim Blake Nelson, James Franco, Willie Watson |
Synopsis
Take the Lead
A former professional dancer volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system and, while his background first clashes with his students' tastes, together they create a completely new style of dance. Based on the story of ballroom dancer, Pierre Dulane.
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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