The Ballad of Buster Scruggs vs Waking the Dead
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.1/10 for Waking the Dead). Waking the Dead is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h 12m. Waking the Dead is the older of the two (2000 against 2018). Both are drama, mystery, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Waking the Dead| The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Waking the Dead | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2000 |
| Length | 2h 12m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance, Western | Drama, Mystery, Romance |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Keith Gordon |
| Main cast | David Krumholtz, Clancy Brown, Tim Blake Nelson, James Franco, Willie Watson | Molly Parker, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Sandra Oh, Hal Holbrook |
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.
Waking the Dead
A congressional candidate questions his sanity after seeing the love of his life, presumed dead, suddenly emerge.
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