Movies Like Buster (1988)

Buster is a 1988 comedy, crime, romance film from David Green with a MovieMagicScore of 5.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Brain and Robbery.

Comedy Crime Romance

The Brain

1969

Arthur and Anatole are two little robbers. They want to rob money, money that will travel in a special train from Paris to Bruxelles. They don't know that other people have planned to do the same thing.

7.3

MagicScore

Robbery

1967

In this fictionalised account of the Great Train Robbery, career criminal Paul Clifton plans an audacious crime: the robbery of a mail train carrying millions in cash.

6.6

MagicScore

NOKAS

2010

On the 5th of April 2004, the greatest bank robbery in Norwegian history was carried out in Stavanger. The events are seen through the eyes of those who were directly involved – the bank robbers, police officers and employees of the firm. The film is based on testimonies of eye-witnesses and unfolds in the places where the attack took place.

6.2

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Around the World in Eighty Days

1956

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.

6.6

MagicScore

Kill

2024

When an army commando finds out his true love is engaged against her will, he boards a New Dehli-bound train in a daring quest to derail the arranged marriage. But when a gang of knife-wielding thieves begin to terrorize innocent passengers on his train, the commando takes them on, one by one.

7.2

MagicScore

Gunday

2014

The lives of Calcutta's most powerful gangsters - Bikram and Bala, changes when Nandita enters it. Then a counter-force takes charge and a thriller unfolds.

4.9

MagicScore

The Great Train Robbery

1903

After the train station clerk is assaulted and left bound and gagged, then the departing train and its passengers robbed, a posse goes in hot pursuit of the fleeing bandits.

7.0

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Roadblock

1951

An insurance agent's greedy girlfriend with a taste for mink leads him to a life of crime.

5.8

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The Lonedale Operator

1911

A young woman takes over her sick father's role as telegraph operator at a railway station, and has to deal with a team intent on train robbery.

6.1

MagicScore

#10

Death Line

1972

When a government official disappears in the London tunnels, after several reports of missing people in the same location, Scotland Yard start to take the matter seriously, along with a couple who stumble into a victim by accident.

5.8

MagicScore

#11

Double Take

2001

A man on the run takes another man's passport, only to find himself stuck with the identity of a street hustler.

5.5

MagicScore

#12

A Fish Called Wanda

1988

While a diamond advocate attempts to steal a collection of diamonds, troubles arise when he realises he’s not the only one after the collection.

7.2

MagicScore

#13

Bottle Rocket

1996

Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatched a harebrained scheme for an as-yet-unspecified crime spree that somehow involves his former boss, the (supposedly) legendary Mr. Henry.

6.7

MagicScore

#14

Ocean's Eleven

1960

Danny Ocean and his gang attempt to rob the five biggest casinos in Las Vegas in one night.

6.4

MagicScore

#15

Assault on the Pay Train

1962

Based on true events in Rio de Janeiro, in 1960, when a gang having the infamous outlaw Tião Medonho as a leader performed a sensational railroad hold-up on a train carrying a small fortune.

8.0

MagicScore

#16

Robbing Mussolini

2022

Near the end of WWII, a young bootlegger and his nightclub-singing girlfriend assemble a ragtag team for an dangerous heist: to steal Mussolini's treasure right from his headquarters.

5.6

MagicScore

#17

White Heat

1949

A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.

7.6

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#18

Across the Bridge

1957

In Mexico, a financier on the run poses as a man he just murdered, only to find out that the man was also a murderer.

6.7

MagicScore

#19

Crackers

1984

In San Francisco, a group of down-and-out friends and a local pimp concoct a convoluted burglary plan on their pawnshop operator friend, all while navigating unexpected romantic entanglements that threaten to derail their heist.

4.5

MagicScore

#20

The Usual Suspects

1995

Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. Verbal lures his interrogators with an incredible story of the crime lord's almost supernatural prowess.

8.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Buster?

The top films similar to Buster by MovieMagicScore are The Brain (7.3), Robbery (6.6), NOKAS (6.2). Each shares comedy/crime/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Buster worth watching?

Buster holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.6/10 from 88 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Buster?

Buster (1988) is a comedy, crime, romance film directed by David Green, starring Phil Collins, Julie Walters, Larry Lamb.

Where can I find more recommendations like Buster?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more comedy recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Buster

This ranked list pairs Buster (1988), a comedy and crime and romance film from David Green, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Phil Collins take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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