The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
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.
Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen.
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Tim Blake Nelson as Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") |
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Willie Watson as The Kid (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") |
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Clancy Brown as Curly Joe (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") |
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Danny McCarthy as Curly Joe's Brother (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") |
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David Krumholtz as Frenchman (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") |
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Thomas Wingate as Gun Check Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") |
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Tim DeZarn as Mean-Eyed Card Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") |
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E.E. Bell as Piano Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") |
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Alejandro PatiƱo as Cantina Bartender (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") |
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Tom Proctor as Cantina Bad Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") |
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Clinton Roberts as Cantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") |
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Matthew Willig as Cantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") |
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Jesse Youngblood as Cantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") |
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J.J. Dashnaw as Cantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") |
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James Franco as Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones") |
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Stephen Root as Teller (segment "Near Algodones") |
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Ralph Ineson as Posse Leader (segment "Near Algodones") |
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Mike Watson as Posse (segment "Near Algodones") |
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Brian Brown as Posse (segment "Near Algodones") |
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Ryan Brown as Posse (segment "Near Algodones") |
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Richard Bucher as Posse (segment "Near Algodones") |
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Jesse Luken as Drover (segment "Near Algodones") |
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Michael Cullen as Judge (segment "Near Algodones") |
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Austin Rising as Bailiff (segment "Near Algodones") |
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James 'Scotty' Augare as Comanche Chief (segment "Near Algodones") |
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Liam Neeson as Impresario (segment "Meal Ticket") |
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Harry Melling as Artist (segment "Meal Ticket") |
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Jiji Hise as The Bawd (segment "Meal Ticket") |
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Paul Rae as Chicken Impresario (segment "Meal Ticket") |
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Tom Waits as Prospector (segment "All Gold Canyon") |
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Sam Dillon as Young Man (segment "All Gold Canyon") |
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Bill Heck as Billy Knapp (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") |
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Zoe Kazan as Alice Longabaugh (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") |
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Grainger Hines as Mr. Arthur (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") |
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Jefferson Mays as Gilbert Longabaugh (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") |
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Prudence Wright Holmes as Boarding House Landlady (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") |
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Eric Petersen as Boarder (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") |
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Doris Hargrave as Boarder (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") |
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Jackamoe Buzzell as Boarder (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") |
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Ethan Dubin as Matt (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") |
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Jordy Laucomer as Whipped Boy (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") |
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Thea Lux as His Mother (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") |
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Bret Hughson as His Father (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") |
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Rod Rondeaux as Sioux Chief (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") |
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Raymond Kurshals as Puppet Dancer (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") |
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Jonjo O'Neill as Englishman (segment "The Mortal Remains") |
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Brendan Gleeson as Irishman (segment "The Mortal Remains") |
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Saul Rubinek as Frenchman (segment "The Mortal Remains") |
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Tyne Daly as Lady (segment "The Mortal Remains") |
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Chelcie Ross as Trapper (segment "The Mortal Remains") |
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Martin Palmer as Blubberer (segment "Near Algodones") (uncredited) |
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Billy Lockwood as Father (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") (uncredited) |
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Stephen R. Estler as Gambler (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") (uncredited) |
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Grace LeSueur as Pretty Girl at Gallows (segment "Near Algodones") (uncredited) |
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Bill Foster as Saloon Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") (uncredited) |
| Editing | Lucian Johnston | First Assistant Editor |
| Art | Chris Farmer | Supervising Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mark Avery | Set Costumer |
| Art | Adam Mull | Set Designer |
| Art | Greg Papalia | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lynda Foote | Costume Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | John Bair | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Julian Dimsey | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Nathan Overstrom | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Siobhan Roome | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bonnie Masoner | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Chris Painter | Set Dresser |
| Visual Effects | Alex Lemke | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Sara Philpott | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Visual Effects | Ron Pogue | Visual Effects Producer |
| Art | Lance Cheatham | Set Dresser |
| Art | Alexis Pearlman-Flores | Set Dresser |
| Visual Effects | Robin Scott Graham | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Zack Gonchor | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Marisa Frantz | Set Designer |
| Visual Effects | Rebecca Dunn | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Josh Simmonds | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gretchen Bright | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Jonathan Lheureux | Set Dresser |
| Visual Effects | Leslie Chung | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | John Kilshaw | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jennifer Gingery | Set Costumer |
| Art | Richard Anthony Montoya | Set Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brittnee Holmquist | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robin Myriah Hatcher | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Alison Cohen Rosa | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Andy Harris | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Artu Arin | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Directing | Betsy Magruder | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Bruno Delbonnel | "A" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Lobsang Tenzin | Camera Loader |
| Camera | Paul Elliott | "B" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Arlen Cooke | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Joshua Gollish | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Camera | Liza Bambenek | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Art | Rachel Manera | Set Painter |
| Editing | Joel Coen | Editor |
| Production | Ethan Coen | Producer |
| Directing | Joel Coen | Director |
| Editing | Ethan Coen | Editor |
| Production | Joel Coen | Producer |
| Directing | Ethan Coen | Director |
| Art | Nancy Haigh | Set Decoration |
| Art | Jess Gonchor | Production Design |
| Production | Megan Ellison | Producer |
| Directing | Paul Schmitz | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | David Greene | Special Effects Technician |
| Sound | Matthew Kay | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Nicholas Cochran | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Blake Collins | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Igor Nikolic | Foley Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | K-Bobby | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rolf John Keppler | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Corey Welk | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Matthew Haasch | Foley Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cydney Cornell | Hair Department Head |
| Crew | Catherine Farrell | Post Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Jeremy Reisig | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Craig Berkey | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Kelly Doran | Sound |
| Directing | David Tierney Lerner | Additional Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Chelsea Body | Foley Recordist |
| Directing | Zack Earl Edwards | Additional Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Caleb Townsend | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Davi Aquino | Foley Recordist |
| Crew | Roderic Duff | Special Effects Technician |
| Production | Karen Ruth Getchell | Production Manager |
| Sound | Brian Bowles | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Michael Feuser | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Peter Kurland | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Wyatt Sprague | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Goro Koyama | Foley Artist |
| Directing | Zack Smith | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sheila Trujillo | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Kevin Lumley | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christien Tinsley | Makeup Department Head |
| Sound | Greg Orloff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Andreya Joseph | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Randall L. Johnson | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Andy Malcolm | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Carter Burwell | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Bruno Delbonnel | Director of Photography |
| Production | Ellen Chenoweth | Casting |
| Production | Sue Naegle | Producer |
| Art | Stephen Christensen | Art Direction |
| Writing | Jack London | Author |
| Writing | Stewart Edward White | Author |
| Sound | Craig Berkey | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Skip Lievsay | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Skip Lievsay | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Randall Balsmeyer | Title Designer |
| Production | Susanne Scheel | Casting Associate |
| Sound | David Rawlings | Songs |
| Sound | Gillian Welch | Songs |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Zophres | Costume Design |
| Writing | Ethan Coen | Writer |
| Writing | Joel Coen | Writer |