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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
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. From TMDB
93 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon, TMDB reviews) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a 2018 western comedy film, directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, starring Tim Blake Nelson, Willie Watson and Clancy Brown.
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60 of 93 · most liked firstEthan Coen (with scenes from the film "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs", written, produced, edited and directed by the Coen brothers) - BOTD
neutral · AI labelView post →I rewatched the Coen brothers last film as a duo, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018). It's a pretty decent way to end their partnership. A little uneven but still very entertaining. 3.5/5
positive · AI labelView post →I did this simple little scene study from the wonderful film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs five years ago. 7" by 5" acrylic on a canvas board and it is still available to buy, £40 plus postage. I love the film and have done other pieces from it but this has sat unsold which I think is a shame.
positive · AI labelView post →THE MEAL TICKET in Coen brother's exceptional THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS is the greatest depiction of the exploitation of art and artists ever put to film.
positive · AI labelView post →We watched the Ballad of Buster Scruggs, a western anthology and as of now the last film of The Coen Brothers as a duo. Ask us about old west stories, native portrayal, and singing songs.
neutral · AI labelView post →There's only one film of the brothers Coen that I outright dislike and THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS is not it - my Letterboxd review... #FilmSky boxd.it/dzPxaT
positive · AI labelView post →So thanks to some random brain spark I ended up learning that the "First time?" gallows meme comes from "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" which is apparently an anthology movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →Tom Waits in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Sure it wasn't his first time acting but I'd argue he's much more well known as a musical artist and his performance was great.
neutral · AI labelView post →second #letterboxdfriday of january and my #lastfourwatched were The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) I Am a Hero (2015) Fight of Fury (2020) Get Duked! (2019)
neutral · AI labelView post →TRIVIA: In an interview with GQ promoting ‘Old Henry’, Tim Blake Nelson said starring in the 2018 Western film ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ taught him how to handle a gun, "I was working with guns every day for about five months to be able to do the pistol tricks." (Wikipedia) 🖤
neutral · AI labelView post →One good thing about tiktok are those movie clip accounts, and how whenever they clip The Ballad of Buster Scruggs they always rack up the likes. The people love Buster Scruggs.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a great anthology film but the problem is that I could really have eaten up an entire feature length film of just the one Buster Scruggs part Tim Blake Nelson is such a goddamn treasure
positive · AI labelView post →61. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs - Cool little Anthology film. 2 of the 6 were kind of nothing but the rest were excellent. Tim Blake Nelson rolled a Charisma build in New Vegas and Tom Waits stole some eggs from a bird, what more do you want?
positive · AI labelView post →Pick a movie that could have been great. Recast ONE role to fix it. Another Cohen Bros movie: THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS. Indigenous people were done dirty by this movie. Mostly, IMO, by omission. You don’t write a movie set in Weimar Germany and have no Jewish characters with speaking parts.
negative · AI labelView post →Happy Birthday to a great modern character actor (also a writer/director/playwright, etc.) Tim Blake Nelson, born May 11, 1964, in Tulsa, OK! He's been memorable in a couple of Coen Bros. films (In O Brother, Where Art Thou? & The Ballad of Buster Scruggs), and smaller roles too, like The Homesman.
neutral · AI labelView post →Third comics artist in the Favorite Movie Frames sketchbook had to be @schweizercomics.bsky.social I asked about a different Western flick, but his enthusiasm for the Coens’ THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS was evident! And I love this movie, too! Ol’ Prospector Tom Waits by Chris Schweizer:
positive · AI labelView post →TV Shows - Mindhunter - The Crown S1 and S2 - When they See Us - The Queen’s Gambit - Ozark (though it gets messy and bad at times it has incredible moments) - Sense8 - Godless - Maid Though Spacey is a total piece of shit and the US has basically elected Frank twice: - House of Cards S1 and S2 were incredible TV, prior to 2016. Movies - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs - The Trial of the Chicago 7 - Beasts of No Nations - The Good Nurse
neutral · AI labelView post →It's from the Cohn brother's movie, "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs." Early in the film Buster lists off some of his other "cognomens," one of which is The San Saba Songbird. It's not really relevant to anything, I just thought it was amusing. I do, however, play guitar and sing cowboy songs.
neutral · AI labelView post →every man jack watched THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS and said, where's Bill Heck, get me Bill Heck, get me a Bill Heck type, get me a young Bill Heck, who's Bill Heck and guess what man, Bill Heck plays Stone Phillips in muthafuckin PRIMETIME baybee. He's in it for the long haul, inshallah
neutral · AI labelView post →THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS - (2018) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Last night's #Movie Written & Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. A quirky and rather enjoyable film in 6 vignettes with a wonderful cast of stars including Tim Blake Nelson, James Franco, Liam Neeson, Tom Waits, Brendan Gleeson & Tyne Daly among others.
positive · AI labelView post →Magnificent season of @blankcheck.bsky.social is coming to an end, having just covered the entirety of the Coen Brothers catalogue. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is currently their last film together as a team. Excellent work, even with Jason and Paul and Griffin shouting for three and a half hours.
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight's movie is The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) 🍿
neutral · AI labelView post →I go with: - Burn After Reading (The Coen brothers' most realistic movie!!! 😀) - The Big Lebowski - Fargo - Miller's Crossing - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs #FilmSky
neutral · AI labelView post →The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a Thanksgiving movie. The Tragedy of Macbeth is a Thanksgiving movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →(The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is fine but I’m sorry a Netflix anthology is not a real film)
negative · AI labelView post →I finally saw The Ballad of Buster Scruggs and i finally know where that meme comes from!!! Also... what an interesting film! I enjoy the Coen Brothers films, and this was no exception. the segment with Liam Nissan was hard to watch and i'm still processing it days later.
positive · AI labelView post →tonight was THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS (2018). every time i watch this movie i appreciate more the way that it just drags out the horrible. it's so mean and funny. every time you think something bad is going to happen, something worse happens.
positive · AI labelView post →Tonight’s movie: THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS, a welcome change of scenery after a month of geeking out to Star Wars.
neutral · AI labelView post →#Filmsky Only 4 movies for this weeks #moviechallenge, since Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 stole a lot of my movie time this weekend. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014) Rashomon (1950) Touch (2024) - #movieoftheweek.
neutral · AI labelView post →Choose one film from each of your 30 favorite directors. Name of the film and director, along with an image. 8/30 The Coen Brothers, "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" (2018) #FilmSky
neutral · AI labelView post →"The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" - I've wanted to rewatch this movie for -so- long (since before the pandemic) and I'm so glad I finally have a copy! It's, like everything good and bad about the Wild West in a bit over two hours, and an amazing soundtrack to boot! Harry Melling is a shock to see!
positive · AI labelView post →roo and i really really liked the Ballad of Buster Scruggs! It's actually a six-part anthology, not a movie, but I think it's easier to get into and gives you a feel for the type of humor that the Coen brothers are great at. also: cowboys. that's always great. +1 to O Brother Where Art Thou too.
positive · AI labelView post →The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Netflix. Great movie check it out
positive · AI labelView post →If you asked me if I like Westerns I'd say no, not really. If you asked me what my favorite movie is I'd say The Ballad of Buster Scruggs or Tombstone.
positive · AI labelView post →It comes from [The Ballad of Buster Scruggs](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6412452), though I found it by searching "first time meme". It's a silly fun time of a movie, I'd recommend watching with friends. If you wanna know more about the meme, it's uses, and it's history though [here's the Know Your Meme page](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/james-franco-first-time) about it.
neutral · AI labelView post →Grainger Hines, star of The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, will receive the Pat Conroy Lifetime Achievement Award at Beaufort International Film Festival. vimooz.me/uxhway Celebrating its 20th anniversary, February 17 - 22, 2026 in Beaufort, South Carolina, the festival will feature 54 films. #filmsky
neutral · AI labelView post →Post a FFXIV meme made by you! recently made! Made this based on the "first time?"-Meme from the movie "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"
neutral · AI labelView post →Done something tonight I haven't done in a while - started watching a movie on Netflix. "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" to be precise. Due to time constraints and other priorities, I've only consumed YouTube videos for the longest time. Usually no more than
neutral · AI labelView post →The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, it's a Coen brothers movie on Netflix
neutral · AI labelView post →The film is unlike anything the Coen Brothers have done before, yet it also feels like a culmination of everything they’ve accomplished in their decades long career. The cast includes Time Blake Nelson, Tom Waits, Zoe Kazan, Liam Neeson and many more. #film #coenbrothers #theballadofbusterscruggs
neutral · AI labelView post →I just looked up the news. Yeah, Netflix is going to Netflix to get eyes on this. I’m glad the movie has been picked up, but I hope it gets a limited theatrical run like both Macbeth, and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, before it hits the platform.
neutral · AI labelView post →Add "between my legs" to a movie title. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs between my legs
neutral · AI labelView post →I also really really really loved 'The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.' It's a movie which really sharply, but humorously explores death and brutality of the old west. I especially loved the skit with the people in the carriage, totally unaware they had been scooped up by grim reapers until the end. 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
positive · AI labelView post →I didn't know they were making a sequel to the Ballad of Buster Scruggs.
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight's movie is The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. It's on Netflix. Stars: Tim Blake Nelson, James Franco, Liam Neeson, Harry Melling, Tom Waits, Zoe Kazan, Brendan Gleeson, & Saul Rubinek. Directed by The Coen Brothers. Music by Carter Burwell. #movies 🎬 #NowWatching #western #CoenBrothers
neutral · AI labelView post →EARLIER TODAY! #FILM14 OF #30FILMSOFHALFWAYTOHALLOWEEN IS 'THE LORD OF ALL FUTURE SPACE AND TIME', A DECENTLY LONG "SHORT" FILM ON YOUTUBE! VERY COEN BROTHERS VIBE TO THIS ONE. THINK 'THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS' MEETS TIME TRAVEL. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBze...
neutral · AI labelView post →#47 - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) ★★★★½ Review: letterboxd.com/vinceunderwo...
positive · AI labelView post →The Monkey is the best Coen Bros film since The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. #FilmSky
neutral · AI labelView post →I need to see that movie lol I was thinking of “ The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” too the first part
neutral · AI labelView post →All my favourite westerns were apparently post Westerns but I showed my 80+yo relative The Ballad of Buster Scruggs and its the only time in my life I've seen that man actually get invested in a film we were watching. I hope when I'm 80 i get that excited for some retro throwback superhero movie.
positive · AI labelView post →There are Coen brothers movies that I like more than the Ballad of Buster Scruggs, but it gets better each time I see it and this is still one of my favorite lines in any movie.
positive · AI labelView post →The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Sound of Metal Wildcards: On-Gaku Liz and the Bluebird Steven Universe: The Movie
neutral · AI labelView post →The Ballad of Buster Scruggs i love the coen brothers, i love anthology movies, and i love westerns, so yeah this one was super up my alley also holy moly i liked all the stories but the first one was SUPREMELY funny, i wish the coen brothers did more straight comedies sometimes
positive · AI labelView post →Retitle a movie with another movie title that works just as well or better: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs becomes: A Million Ways To Die In The West
neutral · AI labelView post →Barton Fink is a great movie I've never seen Miller's Crossing but it is supposed to be super cool The Ballad of Buster Scruggs part of The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is really excellent (the rest of the movie less so) ... O Brother, Where Art Thou?
neutral · AI labelView post →Hmmm… then I’d pick something varied. Perhaps an anthology-movie? Something akin to THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS; a collection of smaller Western stories, all with different tones, vibes and even genres at times.
neutral · AI labelView post →Just watched this again like a year ago and yeah, such a fun movie. Followed it up with The Ballad of Buster Scruggs XD
positive · AI labelView post →Thinking about the Ballad of Buster Scruggs and how I was ready for a full feature length film of Buster Scruggs himself
neutral · AI labelView post →We had the day off today and did a midday movie date while the boy (tm) was at baby school. So now I've seen The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, it's INCREDIBLE, and I want to analyze and discuss it forever.
positive · AI labelView post →The Ballad of Buster Scruggs may be the only movie I watched for the first time (streaming) and then immediately watched it again.
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