The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs unfurls six vignettes set in the American West post-Civil War, each a capsule of human folly and fate. A sharp-shooting singer, a would-be robber, two weary vaudeville performers, a solitary prospector, a woman bound for an uncertain future, and a disparate group of travelers on a carriage ride populate these tales. Joel and Ethan Coen’s episodic narrative weaves together the absurdities and sorrows of the frontier, painting a vivid and often darkly humorous portrait of the era’s inhabitants.