Top 100 Buddy Movies List

#100 Buddy Movie

Running Scared (1986) R

Two street-wise Chicago cops have to shake off some rust after returning from a Key West vacation to pursue a drug dealer that nearly killed them in the past.

Director:

Peter Hyams

Writers:

Gary DeVore

Stars:

Gregory Hines, Billy Crystal, Steven Bauer

#99 Buddy Movie

The Frisco Kid (1979) PG

A Polish rabbi wanders through the Old West on his way to lead a synagogue in San Francisco. On the way he is nearly burnt at the stake by Indians and almost killed by outlaws.

Director:

Robert Aldrich

Writers:

Michael Elias, Frank Shaw

Stars:

Gene Wilder, Harrison Ford, Ramon Bieri

#98 Buddy Movie

Prince Avalanche (2013) R

Two highway road workers spend the summer of 1988 away from their city lives. The isolated landscape becomes a place of misadventure as the men find themselves at odds with each other and the women they left behind.

Director:

David Gordon Green

Writers:

David Gordon Green, Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson

Stars:

Paul Rudd, Emile Hirsch, Lance LeGault

#97 Buddy Movie

The Guard (2011) R

An unorthodox Irish policeman with a confrontational personality is partnered with an up-tight F.B.I. agent to investigate an international drug-smuggling ring.

Director:

John Michael McDonagh

Writers:

John Michael McDonagh

Stars:

Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Mark Strong

#96 Buddy Movie

Road to Morocco (1942)

Two carefree castaways on a desert shore find an Arabian Nights city, where they compete for the luscious Princess Shalmar.

Director:

David Butler

Writers:

Frank Butler, Don Hartman

Stars:

Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour

#95 Buddy Movie

Wise Guys (1986) R

Harry Valentini and Moe Dickstein are both errand boys for the Mob. When they lose $250,000, they are set up to kill each other. But they run off to Atlantic City and comedy follows.

Director:

Brian De Palma

Writers:

George Gallo, Norman Steinberg

Stars:

Danny DeVito, Joe Piscopo, Harvey Keitel

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#94 Buddy Movie

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996) PG-13

The dim-witted teen duo of Beavis and Butt-Head travel across America in search of their stolen television set.

Director:

Mike Judge, Mike de Seve

Writers:

Mike Judge, Joe Stillman

Stars:

Mike Judge, Bruce Willis, Demi Moore

#93 Buddy Movie

Tango & Cash (1989) R

A young boy accidentally joins a band of dwarves as they jump from era to era looking for treasure to steal.

Director:

Andrey Konchalovskiy, Albert Magnoli

Writers:

Randy Feldman

Stars:

Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Teri Hatcher

#92 Buddy Movie

Grumpy Old Men (1993) PG-13

A lifelong feud between two neighbors since childhood only gets worse when a new female neighbor moves across the street.

Director:

Donald Petrie

Writers:

Mark Steven Johnson

Stars:

Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret

#91 Buddy Movie

In Bruges (2008) R

Guilt-stricken after a job gone wrong, hitman Ray and his partner await orders from their ruthless boss in Bruges, Belgium, the last place in the world Ray wants to be.

Director:

Martin McDonagh

Writers:

Martin McDonagh

Stars:

Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ciarán Hinds

#90 Buddy Movie

I Love You, Man (2009) R

Friendless Peter Klaven goes on a series of man-dates to find a Best Man for his wedding. But, when his insta-bond with his new B.F.F. puts a strain on his relationship with his fiancée, can the trio learn to live happily ever after?

Director:

SaJohn Hamburg

Writers:

John Hamburg, Larry Levin

Stars:

Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, Rashida Jones

#89 Buddy Movie

SLC Punk (1998) R

In the early 1980s Stevo and Heroin Bob are the only two dedicated punks in conservative Salt Lake City.

Director:

James Merendino

Writers:

James Merendino

Stars:

Matthew Lillard, Michael A. Goorjian, Annabeth Gish

#88 Buddy Movie

Shanghai Noon (2000) PG-13

A Chinese man who travels to the Wild West to rescue a kidnapped princess. After teaming up with a train robber, the unlikely duo takes on a Chinese traitor and his corrupt boss.

Director:

Tom Dey

Writers:

Miles Millar, Alfred Gough

Stars:

Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Lucy Liu

#87 Buddy Movie

Sideways (2004) R

Two men reaching middle age with not much to show but disappointment embark on a week-long road trip through California's wine country, just as one is about to take a trip down the aisle.

Director:

Alexander Payne

Writers:

Rex Pickett, Alexander Payne

Stars:

Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen

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#86 Buddy Movie

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) PG

Two minor characters from the play, "Hamlet" stumble around unaware of their scripted lives and unable to deviate from them.

Director:

Tom Stoppard

Writers:

Tom Stoppard

Stars:

Gary Oldman, Tim Roth, Richard Dreyfuss

#85 Buddy Movie

Bad Boys (1995) R

Two hip detectives protect a murder witness while investigating a case of stolen heroin.

Director:

Michael Bay

Writers:

George Gallo, Michael Barrie

Stars:

Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Lisa Boyle

#84 Buddy Movie

End of Watch (2012) R

Shot documentary-style, this film follows the daily grind of two young police officers in LA who are partners and friends, and what happens when they meet criminal forces greater than themselves.

Director:

David Ayer

Writers:

David Ayer

Stars:

Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Anna Kendrick

#83 Buddy Movie

Tough Guys (1986) PG

Two elderly gangsters are released from prison only to find they have trouble fitting in as old men who still take no guff from anyone.

Director:

Jeff Kanew

Writers:

James Orr, Jim Cruickshank

Stars:

Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Charles Durning

#82 Buddy Movie

2-Guns (2013) R

Two hardened criminals get into trouble with the US border patrol after meeting with a Mexican drug lord, and then revelations start to unfold.

Director:

Baltasar Kormákur

Writers:

Blake Masters, Steven Grant

Stars:

Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula Patton

#81 Buddy Movie

El Dorado (1966)

Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Hara. Together with an old Indian fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their water.

Director:

Howard Hawks

Writers:

Leigh Brackett, Harry Brown

Stars:

John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, James Caan

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