The Ballad of Buster Scruggs vs The Homesman
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.5/10 for The Homesman). The Homesman is the shorter watch at 2h 2m compared with 2h 12m. The Homesman is the older of the two (2014 against 2018). Both are drama, western movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Homesman| The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | The Homesman | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2014 |
| Length | 2h 12m | 2h 2m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, Western | Drama, Western |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Tommy Lee Jones |
| Main cast | David Krumholtz, Clancy Brown, Tim Blake Nelson, James Franco, Willie Watson | John Lithgow, James Spader, Grace Gummer, Miranda Otto, Hailee Steinfeld |
Synopsis
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.
The Homesman
When three women living on the edge of the American frontier are driven mad by harsh pioneer life, the task of saving them falls to the pious, independent-minded Mary Bee Cuddy. Transporting the women by covered wagon to Iowa, she soon realizes just how daunting the journey will be, and employs a low-life drifter, George Briggs, to join her. The unlikely pair and the three women head east, where a waiting minister and his wife have offered to…
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