23 Buddy Movies, Ranked From Worst to Best
by
Joal Ryan, for Metacritic
– July 25, 2016
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.
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photo by Warner Bros.
Take funny guys Kevin Hart and Will Ferrell, put them in what one critic calls a "racist, homophobic" movie essentially about white panic, and you get few laughs you can feel good about.
“If you love rape jokes, Get Hard is your movie.” —Matt Zoller Seitz, RogerEbert.com
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