Buddy Games
Seen it?2019 | 97 min | Comedy
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 16% on Rotten Tomatoes, a box office flop and a lukewarm 44% audience score, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Aimed squarely at people who get choked up at a comeback and anyone with a best friend they'd call at 3am. The sport matters, but the people playing it matter more. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Quick and easy-going, at 1 hr 37 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
- Not the pick if you want something heavy or meaningful.
After six lifelong friends have a five-year falling out, “The Bobfather”, reunites his pals for the Buddy Games, an insane competition of absurd physical and mental challenges with the chance to win a $150,000 pot. Now all bets are off, as the determined dudes' fight, claw, and party for the big bucks.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
16% on Rotten Tomatoes, 22 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
Our audience score: 44%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$854K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 59K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Josh Duhamel
- Josh DuhamelBob 'The Bobfather' Schmidt
- Dan BakkedahlSheldon 'Shelly' Baldinger
- Nick SwardsonDixon Bender
- Dax ShepardJohn Durfy
- James Roday RodriguezZane Holden
- Kevin DillonDoc
- Olivia MunnTiffany
- Linda DarlowMary Ann Baldinger
- Lucie GuestNikki Baldinger
- Marion EismanMildred Schmidt