The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)

Stories live forever. People don't.

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.

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Tim Blake Nelson

Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Willie Watson

The Kid (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Clancy Brown

Curly Joe (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Danny McCarthy

Curly Joe's Brother (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

David Krumholtz

Frenchman (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Thomas Wingate

Gun Check Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Tim DeZarn

Mean-Eyed Card Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

E.E. Bell

Piano Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Alejandro Patiño

Cantina Bartender (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Tom Proctor

Cantina Bad Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

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Clinton Roberts

Cantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Matthew Willig

Cantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

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Jesse Youngblood

Cantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

J.J. Dashnaw

Cantina Scum (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

James Franco

Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")

Stephen Root

Teller (segment "Near Algodones")

Ralph Ineson

Posse Leader (segment "Near Algodones")

Mike Watson

Posse (segment "Near Algodones")

Brian Brown

Posse (segment "Near Algodones")

Ryan Brown

Posse (segment "Near Algodones")

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Richard Bucher

Posse (segment "Near Algodones")

Jesse Luken

Drover (segment "Near Algodones")

Michael Cullen

Judge (segment "Near Algodones")

Austin Rising

Bailiff (segment "Near Algodones")

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James 'Scotty' Augare

Comanche Chief (segment "Near Algodones")

Liam Neeson

Impresario (segment "Meal Ticket")

Harry Melling

Artist (segment "Meal Ticket")

Jiji Hise

The Bawd (segment "Meal Ticket")

Paul Rae

Chicken Impresario (segment "Meal Ticket")

Tom Waits

Prospector (segment "All Gold Canyon")

Sam Dillon

Young Man (segment "All Gold Canyon")

Bill Heck

Billy Knapp (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")

Zoe Kazan

Alice Longabaugh (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")

Grainger Hines

Mr. Arthur (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")

Jefferson Mays

Gilbert Longabaugh (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")

Prudence Wright Holmes

Boarding House Landlady (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")

Eric Petersen

Boarder (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")

Doris Hargrave

Boarder (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")

Jackamoe Buzzell

Boarder (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")

Ethan Dubin

Matt (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")

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Jordy Laucomer

Whipped Boy (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")

Thea Lux

His Mother (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")

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Bret Hughson

His Father (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")

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Rod Rondeaux

Sioux Chief (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")

Raymond Kurshals

Puppet Dancer (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")

Jonjo O'Neill

Englishman (segment "The Mortal Remains")

Brendan Gleeson

Irishman (segment "The Mortal Remains")

Saul Rubinek

Frenchman (segment "The Mortal Remains")

Tyne Daly

Lady (segment "The Mortal Remains")

Chelcie Ross

Trapper (segment "The Mortal Remains")

Martin Palmer

Blubberer (segment "Near Algodones") (uncredited)

Billy Lockwood

Father (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") (uncredited)

Stephen R. Estler

Gambler (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") (uncredited)

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Grace LeSueur

Pretty Girl at Gallows (segment "Near Algodones") (uncredited)

Bill Foster

Saloon Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") (uncredited)

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