Top 100 Buddy Movies List

#20 Buddy Movie

Bandits (2001)
PG-13

Two bank robbers fall in love with the girl they've kidnapped.

Director:

Barry Levinson

Writers:

Harley Peyton

Stars:

Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett

#19 Buddy Movie

Tommy Boy (1995) PG-13

An incompetent, immature, and dimwitted heir to an auto parts factory must save the business to keep it out of the hands of his new, con-artist relatives and big business.

Director:

Peter Segal

Writers:

Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner

Stars:

Chris Farley, David Spade, Brian Dennehy

#18 Buddy Movie

Lethal Weapon (1987) R

A veteran cop, Murtaugh, is partnered with a young suicidal cop, Riggs. Both having one thing in common; hating working in pairs. Now they must learn to work with one another to stop a gang of drug smugglers.

Director:

Richard Donner

Writers:

Shane Black

Stars:

Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey

#17 Buddy Movie

50/50 (2011) R

Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis, and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.

Director:

Jonathan Levine

Writers:

Will Reiser

Stars:

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick

#16 Buddy Movie

Cop Out (2010) R

Jimmy's rare baseball card is robbed. Since it's his only hope to pay for his daughter's upcoming wedding, he recruits his cop partner Paul to track down the robber, a memorabilia-obsessed gangster.

Director:

Kevin Smith

Writers:

Robb Cullen, Mark Cullen

Stars:

Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, Juan Carlos Hernández

#15 Buddy Movie

Saving Silverman (2001) PG-13

A pair of buddies conspire to save their best friend from marrying the wrong woman.

Director:

Dennis Dugan

Writers:

Hank Nelken, Greg DePaul

Stars:

Jason Biggs, Steve Zahn, Jack Black

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#14 Buddy Movie

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991) R

The tough biker Harley and his no less tough cowboy friend Marlboro learn that an old friend of theirs will lose his bar, because a bank wants to build a new complex there and demands 2.5 million dollars for a new contract in advance. Harley and Marlboro decide to help him by robbing the corrupt bank.

Director:

Simon Wincer

Writers:

Don Michael Paul

Stars:

Mickey Rourke, Don Johnson, Chelsea Field

#13 Buddy Movie

The Other Guys (2010) PG-13

Two mismatched New York City detectives seize an opportunity to step up like the city's top cops whom they idolize only things don't quite go as planned.

Director:

Adam McKay

Writers:

Adam McKay, Chris Henchy

Stars:

Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Derek Jeter

#12 Buddy Movie

Black Sheep (1996) PG-13

A gubernatorial candidate hires a wormy special assistant whose only job is to make sure the candidate's well-meaning but incompetent brother doesn't ruin the election.

Director:

Penelope Spheeris

Writers:

Fred Wolf

Stars:

Chris Farley, David Spade, Tim Matheson

#11 Buddy Movie

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) R

The comic 'Bluntman and Chronic' is based on real-life stoners Jay and Silent Bob, so when they get no profit from a big-screen adaptation they set out to wreck the movie.

Director:

Kevin Smith

Writers:

Kevin Smith

Stars:

Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Ben Affleck

#10 Buddy Movie

Wedding Crashers (2005) R

John Beckwith and Jeremy Grey, a pair of committed womanizers who sneak into weddings to take advantage of the romantic tinge in the air, find themselves at odds with one another when John meets and falls for Claire Cleary.

Director:

David Dobkin

Writers:

Steve Faber, Bob Fisher

Stars:

Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Rachel McAdams

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#9 Buddy Movie

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004) R

An Asian-American office worker and his Indian stoner friend embark on a quest to satisfy their desire for White Castle burgers.

Director:

Danny Leiner

Writers:

Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg

Stars:

John Cho, Kal Penn, Ethan Embry

#8 Buddy Movie

Weird Science (1985) PG-13

Two high school nerds attempt to create the perfect woman, but she turns out to be more than that.

Director:

John Hughes

Writers:

John Hughes

Stars:

Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Kelly LeBrock

#7 Buddy Movie

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) R

An oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychedelic escapades.

Director:

Terry Gilliam

Writers:

Hunter S. Thompson (book), Terry Gilliam

Stars:

Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, Tobey Maguire

#6 Buddy Movie

Life (1999) R

The story of wrongfully convicted men (Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence) who discover the value of life after serving 65 years in prison.

Director:

Ted Demme

Writers:

Robert Ramsey, Matthew Stone

Stars:

Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Obba Babatundé

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#5 Buddy Movie

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) M

Two Western bank/train robbers flee to Bolivia when the law gets too close.

Director:

George Roy Hill

Writers:

William Goldman

Stars:

Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross

#4 Buddy Movie

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) PG-13

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

Director:

Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Writers:

Homer (epic poem "The Odyssey"), Ethan Coen

Stars:

George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson

#3 Buddy Movie

The Shawshank Redemption (1994) R

Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.

Director:

Frank Darabont

Writers:

Stephen King, Frank Darabont

Stars:

Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton

#2 Buddy Movie

The Big Lebowski (1998) R

"The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire Lebowski, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.

Director:

Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Writers:

Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Stars:

Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore

#1 Buddy Movie

The Blues Brothers (1980) R

Jake Blues, just out from prison, puts together his old band to save the Catholic home where he and brother Elwood were raised.

Director:

John Landis

Writers:

Dan Aykroyd, John Landis

Stars:

John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Cab Calloway

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Bandits (2001)
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