The Ballad of Buster Scruggs vs The Kid Detective
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.6/10 for The Kid Detective). The Kid Detective is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 2h 12m. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is the older of the two (2018 against 2020). Both are comedy, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Kid Detective| The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | The Kid Detective | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2020 |
| Length | 2h 12m | 1h 39m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, Western | Comedy, Drama, Mystery |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Evan Morgan |
| Main cast | David Krumholtz, Clancy Brown, Tim Blake Nelson, James Franco, Willie Watson | Sarah Sutherland, Adam Brody, Maurice Dean Wint, Wendy Crewson, Peter MacNeill |
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 Kid Detective
A once-celebrated kid detective, now 31, continues to solve the same trivial mysteries between hangovers and bouts of self-pity. Until a naive client brings him his first 'adult' case, to find out who brutally murdered her boyfriend.
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