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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
183K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Mystery, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
An anthology film weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War.
Style:
anthology, funny, ironic, black comedy, captivating, light, suspense, dark comedy, fairy tale, epic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
dog, old west, cowboy, violence, arizona desert, new mexico desert, bank robbery, trapper, card playing, murder, wagon train, multiple storylines, wild west, bounty hunter, shooting, gambling, angel, boy, comanche indian, magical, dark humor, civil war, hippie, past, victorian england ...
Time:
2010s, victorian era, 19th century
Place:
arizona, oregon, persia, new mexico, north dakota
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Most similar movies to The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out wild, realistic, suspense and serious films with plots about old west, horse, gunfight, cowboy, murder, gun and wild west mostly in Western, Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like The Ballad of Buster Scruggs: The Hateful Eight (2015), True Grit (2010), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), Django Unchained (2012), Damsel (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 168 min.
Story:
Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception.
Style:
captivating, talky, bloody, stylized, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
bounty hunter, winter, stagecoach, prisoner, gang, cold weather, old west, murder, snow, dark humor, brutality, twists and turns ...
Time:
19th century, year 2015, 2010s, victorian era, year 2016
Place:
wyoming, usa
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. Marshal she can find, a man with "true grit," Reuben J. ...
Style:
suspense, costume drama, visually appealing, suspenseful, period piece ...
Audience:
manly, date night, family outing, boys' night, teen drama
Plot:
old west, vengeance, cowboy, bounty hunter, revenge, wild west, violence, gunfight, kick-butt women, dialogue, teenage girl, shooting ...
Time:
19th century, year 2010, 2010s, 20th century, 1900s ...
Place:
texas, oklahoma, usa, arkansas, california
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them. On their journey they come across many comical characters and incredible situations. Based upon Homer's ...
Style:
road movie, funny, visually stunning, dark comedy, epic ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
prison escape, great depression, blues, on the run, small town, roman empire, country music, dark humor, music, runaway, satire, treasure hunt ...
Time:
1930s, year 2000, 20th century, y2k, 2000s ...
Place:
mississippi, ancient greece, persia, america, greece ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
Style:
talky, suspense, captivating, brutal, bloody ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
racism, slavery, revenge, old west, bounty hunter, violent, vengeance, african american, dark humor, gunfight, racial violence, violence ...
Time:
19th century, year 2012, 2010s, 1850s
Place:
usa, texas, tennessee, america, austin texas ...
Similarity:
67%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
The Wild West, circa 1870. Samuel Alabaster, an affluent pioneer, ventures across the American frontier to marry the love of his life, Penelope. As his group traverses the west, the once-simple journey grows treacherous, blurring the lines between ...
Style:
period piece, exciting, tense, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
brother brother relationship, marriage proposal, alcohol abuse, love, husband wife relationship, murder, chase, pursuit, money, friendship, old west, danger ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1870s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Aging sidekick Lefty Brown has ridden with Eddie Johnson his entire life. But when a rustler kills Eddie, Lefty is forced from his partner’s shadow and must confront the ugly realities of frontier justice.
Style:
period piece, suspense, suspenseful, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
old west, american indian, revenge, friendship, husband wife relationship, u.s. marshal, justice, pursuit, unlikely hero, outlaw gang, murder, marriage ...
Place:
montana
Similarity:
67%
190K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining town of Tombstone. But Earp is forced to don a badge again and get help from his notorious pal Doc ...
Style:
realistic, cult classic, costume drama, suspense, serious ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
old west, cowboy, vengeance, gunfight, gunslinger, criminal, shootout, friendship, sheriff, western hero, wild west, revenge ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, 90s, 1880s
Place:
arizona, america, usa, tucson arizona, mexico ...
Similarity:
100%
866
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Western
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Two gunfighters separate and experience surreal visions on their journey through the west.
Style:
avant garde, psychedelic, independent film, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
friendship between men, hippie, acid, homosexual subtext, psychedelia, lgbt, trippy, lsd, gang, bank, friendship, partner ...
Time:
year 1971, 70s
Place:
arizona, beverly hills
Similarity:
38%
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106K
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
A legendary Native American-hating Army captain nearing retirement in 1892 is given one last assignment: to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory back to his Montana reservation.
Style:
tense, suspense, rough, costume drama, visually stunning ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
native american, native american reservation, wild west, indian chief, american indian, death, murder of husband, murder of daughter, indigenous people, murder, widow, trip ...
Time:
19th century, year 2017, 1890s, 2010s, victorian era ...
Place:
montana, america, new mexico, usa, colorado
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: France, Spain, Romania, Belgium, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
The colourfully named gold prospector Hermann Kermit Warm is being pursued across 1,000 miles of 1850s Oregon desert to San Francisco by the notorious assassins Eli and Charlie Sisters. Except Eli is having a personal crisis and beginning to doubt ...
Style:
captivating, artsy, historical drama, powerful, epic ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
brother brother relationship, brother brother conflict, hitman, gold rush, amputation, wild west, gold, one last job, murder, prank, golddigger, escapades ...
Time:
1850s, 19th century, 2010s, 50s, 1950s
Place:
oregon, california, san francisco, pacific ocean, palo alto california
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.
Style:
parody, humorous, funny, absurd, satirical ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
wild west, old west, small town, irreverent, profanity, fall in love, stereotypes, duel, satire, teaching the ways of the world, newcomer, notoriety ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, victorian era, 19th century, 1880s ...
Place:
usa, arizona
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. But when Billy takes their authority too far, they become the hunted.
Style:
suspense, harsh, serious, period piece, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, kids
Plot:
cowboy, billy the kid, old west, gunfight, brutality, vigilante, chase, modern western, cowboys and outlaws, wild west, revenge, gunslinger ...
Time:
1870s, 20th century, 19th century, 80s
Place:
new mexico, america, usa, arizona, nebraska ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Gunning for revenge, outlaw Nat Love saddles up with his gang to take down enemy Rufus Buck, a ruthless crime boss who just got sprung from prison.
Style:
costume drama, suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
old west, released from prison, murder, outlaw gang, revenge, wild west, cowboy, fight, revelation, patricide, gang, ambush ...
Time:
future, victorian era, 2020s, 19th century
Place:
usa, texas
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Only three of the original five "young guns" -- Billy the Kid (Emilio Estevez), Jose Chavez y Chavez (Lou Diamond Phillips), and Doc Scurlock (Kiefer Sutherland) -- return in Young Guns, Part 2, which is the story of Billy the Kid and his ...
Style:
period piece, anamorphic, cult classic, funny, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, kids
Plot:
cowboy, old west, billy the kid, modern western, gunfight, wild west, native american, bounty hunter, modern west, betrayal, friendship, escape ...
Time:
1870s, 20th century, 19th century, 1950s, 80s ...
Place:
new mexico, arkansas, latin america, usa, arizona ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Italy, Spain, West Germany
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Two bounty hunters are in pursuit of "El Indio," one of the most wanted fugitives in the western territories, and his gang.
Style:
spaghetti western, stylized, atmospheric, harsh, exciting ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
old west, bounty hunter, wild west, cowboy, small town, violence, robbery, revenge, gunfight, storytelling, heroes, gang ...
Time:
19th century, year 1965, 1890s, 1870s
Place:
new mexico, texas, usa, north america, mexico ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 181 min.
Story:
Follow the story of how the Old West was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning 15 years before, during and following the Civil War from 1859 to 1874, embark on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, ...
Style:
absurd
Plot:
native american, old west, pioneer, cowboy, frontier town, apache indian, wild west, settler, multiple storylines, prostitute, caravan, indian attack ...
Time:
19th century, 1850s, 1860s
Place:
kansas, arizona, montana, new mexico, america ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Double-crossed and left without water in the desert, Cable Hogue is saved when he finds a spring. It is in just the right spot for a much needed rest stop on the local stagecoach line, and Hogue uses this to his advantage. He builds a house and ...
Style:
talky, humorous, retro, funny, anime ...
Plot:
prostitute, desert, left to die, loner, survival, death of protagonist, rags to riches, oasis, water, great ending, rattlesnake, homeless ...
Time:
1900s, year 1970, 19th century, 70s, 20th century
Place:
arizona, america, nevada, san francisco, new orleans ...
Similarity:
37%
23K
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A band of Mexicans find their U. S. land claims denied and all the records destroyed in a courthouse fire. Their leader, Louis Chama, encourages them to use force to regain their land. A wealthy landowner wanting the same decides to hire a gang of ...
Style:
cult classic, captivating, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
bounty hunter, anti hero, hostage, train, shootout, bandit, landowner, manhunt, violence, murder, small town, civil war ...
Time:
19th century, year 1972, 70s, 20th century
Place:
new mexico, usa, arizona, mexico, texas ...
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
When an army scout retires to a farm in New Mexico he takes pity on a white woman and her half-breed son recently rescued from indians, and invites them to join him. He does this even knowing the child's father is a feared and murderous Apache ...
Style:
serious, tense, suspenseful, rough, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
apache territory, half breed, old west, escapades, rescue, left to die, danger, heroes, farm, tough heroes, native, kidnapping ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s
Place:
new mexico, arizona, usa
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 164 min.
Story:
A Michigan farmer and a prospector form a partnership in the California gold country. Their adventures include buying and sharing a wife, hijacking a stage, kidnapping six prostitutes, and turning their mining camp into a boom town. Along the way ...
Style:
sexual, cult classic, funny, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
polyamory, mining, broadway, gold rush, dancing, friendship, prostitute, old west, american history, loneliness, mormon, polygamy ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s
Place:
california, usa, michigan, australia
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A gambler and a prostitute become business partners in a remote Old West mining town, and their enterprise thrives until a large corporation arrives on the scene.
Style:
atmospheric, breathtaking, bleak, cynical, spaghetti western ...
Plot:
prostitution, gambler, mining town, snow, addiction, old west, wild west, female nudity, gambling, poker, call girl, winter ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s, 1900s, 20th century, edwardian era ...
Place:
washington state, usa, washington d.c., seattle, vancouver
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Legendary Lawman and Gunslinger Wild Bill Hickok, is tasked with taming the wildest cow-town in the West, while delivering his own brand of frontier Justice and infamous gunfighter's reputation as the fastest draw in the West is put to the test
Style:
exciting, captivating, serious, tense
Plot:
civil war veteran, love interest, western hero, battles, murder, gunfight, cowboy, gunslinger, showdown, criminal, civil war, victorian england ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Italy, Spain, West Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The Man With No Name enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers and sheriff John Baxter. When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold intended to pay for new weapons is waylaid by the ...
Style:
spaghetti western, stylized, epic, harsh, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
old west, violence, gunfight, wild west, gang war, small town, greed, vengeance, tough heroes, drifter, cowboy, death ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s
Place:
mexico, latin america, new mexico, mexico city, arizona ...
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago. After gunning down three gunmen who tried to kill him, the townsfolk decide to hire the Stranger to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.
Style:
suspense, atmospheric, spaghetti western, black comedy, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
old west, revenge, small town, anti hero, desert, greed, justice, murder, rape, mysterious man, vengeance, gang ...
Time:
19th century, year 1973, 1880s
Place:
arizona, usa, california
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Western
Country: Italy, West Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After a stagecoach is robbed and the passengers murdered, a long and tangled series of surprise attacks a murderous double-crosses leaves the coach's strongbox in the hands of the killer Lasky. It is up to the legendary hero Sartana to track ...
Style:
spaghetti western, euro western, cult classic, exciting, cynical ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
stagecoach, betrayal, shootout, sartana, cowboy, unfaithfulness, treachery, infidelity, violence, bandit, machine gun, murder ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
arizona, tucson arizona
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
An outlaw band flees a posse and rides into Refuge, a small town where no one carries a gun, drinks, or swears. The town is actually Purgatory, and the peaceful inhabitants are all famous dead outlaws and criminals such as Doc Holiday and Wild Bill ...
Style:
serious, tense, suspenseful, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
afterlife, old west, gang, small town, horse, heroes, righting the wronged, small town life, on the run, chases and races, vengeance, rivalry ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
arizona, new mexico, texas, mexico
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A woman seeking revenge for her murdered father hires a famous gunman, but he's very different from what she expects.
Style:
funny, melancholic, harsh, talky, semi serious ...
Plot:
revenge, alcoholic, murder, female protagonist, vengeance, train robbery, ranch, redemption, horse, drunkenness, father daughter relationship, death of father ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s, 1900s, 20th century
Place:
wyoming, persia
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Western
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A gripping story of vengeance and passion set in the American West. When the father of gunslinger John Mason (Slater) is shot to death by masked bandits, Mason sets out with guns blazing to track down those who killed him. During his quest, he finds ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, rough, f word
Plot:
horse, vengeance, righting the wronged, gang, tough heroes, love and romance, heroes, father son relationship, chase, gang of outlaws, cold blooded killer, dead wife ...
Time:
19th century, year 2012
Place:
usa, wyoming, cincinnati ohio
Similarity:
36%
158K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A Serious Man is the story of an ordinary man's search for clarity in a universe where Jefferson Airplane is on the radio and F-Troop is on TV. It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been ...
Style:
cult classic, black comedy, philosophical, ironic, cerebral ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, midlife crisis, rabbi, existentialism, teacher, suburban life, synagogue, divorce, bar mitzvah, jewish stereotype, life, religion ...
Time:
year 2009, 60s, 2000s, 90s, 20th century ...
Place:
minnesota, bolivia, usa, poland, israel ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt lawman.
Style:
atmospheric, sexy, stylized, contemplative, realistic ...
Plot:
old west, cowboy, violence, gunslinger, gunfight, shootout, revenge, showdown, civil war veteran, friendship, small town, cattle ...
Time:
19th century, year 2003, 1800s, 2000s, 1880s
Place:
montana, texas
Similarity:
36%
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