The Ballad of Buster Scruggs vs The Inspector General
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.6/10 for The Inspector General). The Inspector General is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 2h 12m. The Inspector General is the older of the two (1949 against 2018). Both are comedy, music, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Inspector General| The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | The Inspector General | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 1949 |
| Length | 2h 12m | 1h 41m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, Western | Comedy, Music, Romance |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Henry Koster |
| Main cast | David Krumholtz, Clancy Brown, Tim Blake Nelson, James Franco, Willie Watson | Danny Kaye, George Davis, Walter Slezak, Barbara Bates, Elsa Lanchester |
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 Inspector General
An illiterate stooge in a traveling medicine show wanders into a strange town and is picked up on a vagrancy charge. The town's corrupt officials mistake him for the inspector general whom they think is traveling in disguise. Fearing he will discover they've been pocketing tax money, they make several bungled attempts to kill him.
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