Movies Like Buddy Games (2019)

Buddy Games is a 2019 comedy film from Josh Duhamel with a MovieMagicScore of 5.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Buddy Games: Spring Awakening and The Hustler.

Comedy

Buddy Games: Spring Awakening

2023

Faced with their biggest challenge yet, the gang sets out to honor a lost friend only to find themselves in the middle of where it all began – Spring Break – where they learn their old school ways of partying hardly compete with today's generation.

5.2

MagicScore

The Hustler

1961

Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.

7.7

MagicScore

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

2007

In this hilarious arcade showdown, a humble novice goes head-to-head against the reigning Donkey Kong champ in a confrontation that rocks the gaming world to its processors! For over 20 years, Billy Mitchell has owned the throne of the Donkey Kong world. No one could beat his top score until now. Newcomer Steve Wiebe claims to have beaten the unbeatable, but Mitchell isn't ready to relinquish his crown without a fight. Go behind the barrels as the two battle it out in a vicious war to earn the title of the true King of Kong.

7.7

MagicScore

Getting Played

2005

Three smart and sexy friends, Andrea, Lauren and Emily, are fed up with being played by the men in their lives. To prove that all men are predictable and easily seduced, this hot trio decides to play by a new set of rules. They enter into a wild game of seduction to convince one lucky man that he's living the dream... but what the girls don't realize is their mark is on to their game and he's got a few plays of his own. Can the girls win? Or, will this player's double play end their game?

5.9

MagicScore

Chuck & Buck

2000

Chuck and Buck are childhood best friends whose lives have taken very different paths. While Chuck moved away and now has a real life, Buck stayed behind and developed a dangerous fixation—on Chuck's life.

5.9

MagicScore

Someone Marry Barry

2014

A trio of friends scheme to find a wife for their socially inappropriate friend Barry, and end up finding a girl just like him.

5.6

MagicScore

Would You Rather

2013

Desperate to help her ailing brother, a young woman agrees to compete in a deadly game of "Would You Rather" hosted by a sadistic aristocrat.

6.0

MagicScore

Untold: Breaking Point

2021

Under pressure to continue a winning tradition in American tennis, Mardy Fish faced mental health challenges that changed his life on and off the court.

7.5

MagicScore

A Sweet Christmas Romance

2019

When food stylist Holly returns home for Christmas, she learns that the elderly owner of her favorite childhood bakery is retiring and has started a contest to give the bakery away to whoever can recreate her famous 12 Days of Christmas recipes. When a local baker also enters the contest, the two adversaries end up cooking up something special together for the holidays.

6.9

MagicScore

#10

Perfect Strangers

2016

During a dinner, a group of friends decide to share whatever message or phone call they will receive during the evening, with unforeseen consequences.

7.9

MagicScore

#11

A Knight's Tale

2001

William Thatcher, a knight's peasant apprentice, gets a chance at glory when the knight dies suddenly mid-tournament. Posing as a knight himself, William won't stop until he's crowned tournament champion—assuming matters of the heart don't get in the way.

6.9

MagicScore

#12

Entourage

2015

Movie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys, Eric, Turtle and Johnny, are back…and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold. Some of their ambitions have changed, but the bond between them remains strong as they navigate the capricious and often cutthroat world of Hollywood.

6.3

MagicScore

#13

Scooby-Doo! Spooky Games

2012

Shaggy is selected to participate in the World Invitational Games in London, England.

8.4

MagicScore

#14

Space Jam: A New Legacy

2021

When LeBron and his young son Dom are trapped in a digital space by a rogue A.I., LeBron must get them home safe by leading Bugs, Lola Bunny and the whole gang of notoriously undisciplined Looney Tunes to victory over the A.I.'s digitized champions on the court. It's Tunes versus Goons in the highest-stakes challenge of his life.

6.7

MagicScore

#15

Chihayafuru: Part I

2016

When Chihaya Ayase was in the 6th grade of elementary school, she met Arata Wataya. Arata Wataya transferred from Fukui Prefecture. Taichi Mashima was Chihaya Ayase's friend since they were little. Arata got close to Chihaya and Taichi from the card game karuta. Four years later, Chihaya is a high school student. Chihaya learns that Arata, who went back to Fukui Prefecture, doesn't play karuta anymore. Believing they will meet Arata again, Chihaya and Taichi starts a karuta club at their high school.

7.1

MagicScore

#16

Rollerball

1975

In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game.

6.3

MagicScore

#17

The Giant

2016

A film about Rikard, age 30. He is autistic and severely disfigured. He lives in a home for disabled people. He was separated from his mother as a three-year-old, and this continues to torment him today. To deal with life's trials, Rikard escapes into a fantasy world in which he's a 50-meter-tall giant.

6.1

MagicScore

#18

GOAT

2026

A small goat with big dreams gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play roarball, a high-intensity, co-ed, full-contact sport dominated by the fastest, fiercest animals in the world.

8.1

MagicScore

#19

The Winning Season

2009

A comedy centered on a has-been coach who is given a shot at redemption when he's asked to run his local high school's girls basketball team

6.3

MagicScore

#20

I, Tonya

2017

Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the sport is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.

7.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Buddy Games?

The top films similar to Buddy Games by MovieMagicScore are Buddy Games: Spring Awakening (5.2), The Hustler (7.7), The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (7.7). Each shares comedy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Buddy Games worth watching?

Buddy Games holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.3/10 from 232 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Buddy Games?

Buddy Games (2019) is a comedy film directed by Josh Duhamel, starring Josh Duhamel, Dan Bakkedahl, Nick Swardson.

Where can I find more recommendations like Buddy Games?

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 Buddy Games

This ranked list pairs Buddy Games (2019), a comedy film from Josh Duhamel, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Josh Duhamel 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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