Top 100 Buddy Movies List

#80 Buddy Movie

The Last Detail (1973) R

Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison but decide to show him one last good time along the way.

Director:

Hal Ashby

Writers:

Robert Towne, Darryl Ponicsan

Stars:

Jack Nicholson, Randy Quaid, Otis Young

#79 Buddy Movie

The Rock (1996) R

A mild-mannered chemist and an ex-con must lead the counterstrike when a rogue group of military men, led by a renegade general, threaten a nerve gas attack from Alcatraz against San Francisco.

Director:

Michael Bay

Writers:

David Weisberg, Douglas Cook

Stars:

Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris

#78 Buddy Movie

My Own Private Idaho (1991) R

Two best friends living on the streets of Portland as hustlers embark on a journey of self discovery and find their relationship stumbling along the way.

Director:

Gus Van Sant

Writers:

William Shakespeare, Gus Van Sant

Stars:

River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, James Russo

#77 Buddy Movie

21 Jump Street (2012) R

A pair of underachieving cops are sent back to a local high school to blend in and bring down a synthetic drug ring.

Director:

Phil Lord, Christopher Miller

Writers:

Michael Bacall, Michael Bacall

Stars:

Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube

#76 Buddy Movie

Wild Wild West (1999) PG-13

The two best hired guns in the West must save President Grant from the clutches of a nineteenth-century inventor-villain.

Director:

Barry Sonnenfeld

Writers:

Jim Thomas, John Thomas

Stars:

Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh

#75 Buddy Movie

The Odd Couple (1968) G

Two friends try sharing an apartment, but their ideas of housekeeping and lifestyles are as different as night and day.

Director:

Gene Saks

Writers:

Neil Simon, Neil Simon

Stars:

Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, John Fiedler

#74 Buddy Movie

Kingpin (1996) PG-13

A star bowler whose career was prematurely "cut off" hopes to ride a new prodigy to success and riches.

Director:

Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly

Writers:

Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan

Stars:

Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Bill Murray

#73 Buddy Movie

Scarecrow (1973) R

Max, an ex-con drifter with a penchant for brawling is amused by Lion, a homeless ex-sailor, and they partner up as they head east together.

Director:

Jerry Schatzberg

Writers:

Garry Michael White

Stars:

Gene Hackman, Al Pacino, Dorothy Tristan

#72 Buddy Movie

Stir Crazy (1980) R

Skip and Harry are framed for a bank robbery and end up in a western prison. The two eastern boys are having difficulty adjusting to the new life until the warden finds that Skip has a natural talent for riding broncos with the inter-prison rodeo coming up.

Director:

Sidney Poitier

Writers:

Bruce Jay Friedman

Stars:

Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Georg Stanford Brown

#71 Buddy Movie

Up in Smoke (1978) R

Two stoners unknowingly smuggle a van - made entirely of marijuana - from Mexico to L.A., with incompetent Sgt. Stedenko on their trail.

Director:

Lou Adler, Tommy Chong

Writers:

Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin

Stars:

Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Strother Martin

#70 Buddy Movie

Thelma & Louise (1991) PG-13

An Arkansas waitress and a housewife shoot a rapist and take off in a '66 Thunderbird.

Director:

Ridley Scott

Writers:

Callie Khouri

Stars:

Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel

#69 Buddy Movie

This Is the End (2013) R

While attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse.

Director:

Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen

Writers:

Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg

Stars:

James Franco, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen

#68 Buddy Movie

Every Which Way but Loose (1978) PG

The San Fernando Valley adventures of trucker turned prize-fighter Philo Beddoe and his pet orangutan Clyde.

Director:

James Fargo

Writers:

Jeremy Joe Kronsberg

Stars:

Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis

#67 Buddy Movie

Clerks (1994) R

A day in the lives of two convenience clerks named Dante and Randal as they annoy customers, discuss movies, and play hockey on the store roof.

Director:

Kevin Smith

Writers:

Kevin Smith

Stars:

Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti

#66 Buddy Movie

Twins (1988) PG

A physically perfect but innocent man goes in search of his long-lost twin brother, who is a short small-time crook.

Director:

Ivan Reitman

Writers:

William Davies, William Osborne

Stars:

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Kelly Preston

#65 Buddy Movie

City Slickers (1991) PG-13

On the verge of turning 40, an unhappy Manhattan yuppie is roped into joining his two friends on a cattle drive in the southwest.

Director:

Ron Underwood

Writers:

Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel

Stars:

Billy Crystal, Jack Palance, Daniel Stern

#64 Buddy Movie

The Killer (1998) PG-13

A disillusioned assassin accepts one last hit in hopes of using his earnings to restore vision to a singer he accidentally blinded, only to be double-crossed by his boss.

Director:

John Woo

Writers:

John Woo

Stars:

Yun-Fat Chow, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh

#63 Buddy Movie

Role Models (2008) R

Wild behavior forces a pair of energy drink reps to enroll in a Big Brother program.

Director:

David Wain

Writers:

Timothy Dowling, W. Blake Herron

Stars:

Paul Rudd, Seann William Scott, Elizabeth Banks

#62 Buddy Movie

Maverick (1994) PG

Bret Maverick, needing money for a poker tournament, faces various comic mishaps and challenges, including a charming woman thief.

Director:

Richard Donner

Writers:

Roy Huggins, William Goldman

Stars:

Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Garner

#61 Buddy Movie

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) R

With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organize a daring new heist.

Director:

Michael Cimino

Writers:

Michael Cimino

Stars:

Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, George Kennedy

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