23 Buddy Movies, Ranked From Worst to Best
You've seen so many buddy movies you could probably write one in your sleep. Create a character, create a second character who's the opposite (size-wise, disposition-wise or otherwise), drop them both into a pressure cooker (figuratively, please) and let the fun begin.
But history proves that it's not quite so easy to create a classic buddy movie. Here's a rundown of 23 buddy movies that mastered—and messed up—the formula, ranked from worst to best by Metascore.
Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon both earned Oscar nominations for this transcendent buddy film that refuses to stoop to its genre in the same way its outlaw characters refuse to bow to patriarchal authority.
“Begins like an episode of I Love Lucy and ends with the impact of Easy Rider.” —Peter Travers, Rolling Stone