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Buddy

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Critics Reviews

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Sam Adams Slate 5h
The movie’s hilarious and unsettling disjunctions come from the way it introduces genuine menace into Buddy’s world without needing to rewrite its rules, because the menace was already bubbling just under the surface. Go to Full Review Robert Daniels RogerEbert.com 1d
A delightfully bleak, but mostly missed opportunity. Go to Full Review Chase Hutchinson TheWrap 2d
Each time you think you’re seeing the daylight of something potentially better to explore on the horizon, "Buddy" keeps dragging you back into the banal darkness. Like the kids, you deserve far better than whatever this lackluster production amounts to. Go to Full Review Mel Valentin ScreenAnarchy 6h
Deftly balancing dark, cringe-worthy comedy with absurdist horror, Buddy delivers exactly what its primary image of a half-charred Buddy wielding an ax in an artificial forest promised: Twisted fun (not) for the whole family. Go to Full Review Caleb Hammond The Film Stage 11h
By and large, Buddy proves that high-concept short-form premises can be expanded to a feature format effectively, so long as the final film isn’t too winky and the stakes feel grounded. Go to Full Review Nathan McVay HeyUGuys 1d
3/5
Fun, unhinged - Buddy accomplishes exactly what it sets out to do. It is hilarious, unique, and wildly unpredictable, becoming a true Sundance original. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Chris 'Casper' Kelly

Director

Cristin Milioti

Actor

Delaney Quinn

Actor

Topher Grace

Actor

Keegan-Michael Key

Actor

Michael Shannon

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Movie Info

Director
Chris 'Casper' Kelly
Producer
Tyler Davidson, Drew Sykes, Raphael Margules, J.D. Lifshitz, Tracy Rosenblum
Screenwriter
Chris 'Casper' Kelly, Jamie King
Production Co
BoulderLight Pictures, Low Spark Films, Sipur Studios, Substance
Genre
Horror, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 35m