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Movies that feel likeThe 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.

If you loved The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, the closest films we have are The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) and Going in Style (2017). All three share The Ballad of Buster Scruggs' gritty and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Hustlers (2019).

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The Big Lebowski
1998 Β· dir. Joel Coen
πŸ… 79%β˜… 8.1comedy Β· crime

Joel Coen directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The difference: Goes its own way on the stillness

Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.

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O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2000 Β· dir. Joel Coen
πŸ… 78%β˜… 7.7adventure Β· comedy Β· crimePrime Video

Joel Coen working the same nerve twice

The difference: Lighter on stillness

In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.

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Going in Style
2017 Β· dir. Zach Braff
πŸ… 82%β˜… 6.6crime Β· comedy Β· drama

The same preoccupation in both: bank robbery

The difference: Leans further into crime

Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, three lifelong pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.

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Logan Lucky
2017 Β· dir. Steven Soderbergh
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7comedy Β· crime

The same mix in both: grit, then wit

Trying to reverse a family curse, brothers Jimmy and Clyde Logan set out to execute an elaborate robbery during the legendary Coca-Cola 600 race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.

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American Made
2017 Β· dir. Doug Liman
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7.2comedy Β· crime Β· dramaMax

Playful where it counts, contemplative underneath

The true story of pilot Barry Seal, who transported contraband for the CIA and the Medellin cartel in the 1980s.

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I, Tonya
2017 Β· dir. Craig Gillespie
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.5drama Β· comedyRent or buy

Comedy with a pulse of grit, in both cases

Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the sport is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.

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A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014 Β· dir. Seth MacFarlane
πŸ… 33%β˜… 6.1comedy Β· western

Both lean on wit more than on western

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

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.

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Seven Psychopaths
2012 Β· dir. Martin McDonagh
πŸ… 82%β˜… 7.1comedy Β· crime

Playful drama in both cases

A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.

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Manitou's Shoe
2001 Β· dir. Michael Herbig
β˜… 6.7western Β· comedy Β· adventure

Common ground in both: native american and parody

Abahachi, Chief of the Apache Indians, and his blood brother Ranger maintain peace and justice in the Wild West. One day, Abahachi needs to take up a credit from the Shoshone Indians to finance his tribe's new saloon. Unfortunately Santa Maria, who sold the saloon, betrays Abahachi, takes the money and leaves. Soon, the Shoshones are on the warpath to get their money back, and Abahachi is forced to organize it quickly.

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Hustlers
2019 Β· dir. Lorene Scafaria
πŸ… 88%β˜… 6.3drama Β· comedy Β· crimeHulu

Comedy built on stillness, twice over

A crew of savvy former strip club employees band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.

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War Dogs
2016 Β· dir. Todd Phillips
πŸ… 62%β˜… 7.1comedy Β· crime Β· drama

Gritty drama, and it commits to that

Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.

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Get Hard
2015 Β· dir. Etan Cohen
πŸ… 28%β˜… 6comedy Β· crimeParamount+

Western with a pulse of wit, in both cases

When millionaire hedge fund manager James is convicted of fraud and sentenced to a stretch in San Quentin, the judge gives him one month to get his affairs in order. Knowing that he won't survive more than a few minutes in prison on his own, James desperately turns to Darnell-- a black businessman who's never even had a parking ticket -- for help. As Darnell puts James through the wringer, both learn that they were wrong about many things, including each other.

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