Film Class: Buddy Film

1.

Lonesome Dove

1989 television miniseries directed by Simon Wincer

Overview: Lonesome Dove is an American epic Western adventure television miniseries directed by Simon Wincer. It is a four-part adaptation of the 1985 novel of the same name by Larry McMurtry and is the first i ...

Release date: 5 February 1989

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western

Director: Simon Wincer

Cast: Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Danny Glover, Diane Lane, Robert Urich, Frederic Forrest

Producer: Suzanne De Passe, Robert A. Halmi

Writer: Larry McMurtry, William D. Wittliff

Epic story about two former Texas rangers who decide to move cattle from the south to Montana. Augustus...

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1989 Western (genre) films 4T

Television series about the Texas Ranger Division 16T

1980s Western (genre) television series 32T

2.

Starsky and Hutch

1975 American cop thriller television series

Overview: Starsky & Hutch is an American action television series, which consisted of a 70-minute pilot movie (originally aired as a Movie of the Week entry) and 92 episodes of 50 minutes each. The show was created ...

Release date: 10 September 1975

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

Cast: David Soul, Paul Michael Glaser, Antonio Fargas, Bernie Hamilton, Marki Bey, Charlie Picerni

Two streetwise cops bust criminals in their red-and-white Ford Torino, with the help of police snitch, Huggy Bear.

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American primetime television dramas 15T

1970s American mystery television series 30T

1970s American crime drama television series 39T

3.

Top Gun

1986 American action drama film by Tony Scott

Overview: Top Gun is a 1986 American action drama film directed by Tony Scott, and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, in association with Paramount Pictures. The screenplay was written by Jim Cash and ...

Release date: 12 May 1986

Genre: Action, Drama, Romance

Director: Tony Scott

Cast: Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt, Michael Ironside

Producer: Bill Badalato, Jerry Bruckheimer

Writer: Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr.

As students at the Navy's elite fighter weapons school compete to be best in the class, one daring young flyer learns a few things from a civilian ...

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1980s action drama films 162T

American action drama films 187T

1986 drama films 305T

4.

Léon: The Professional

1994 film by Luc Besson

Overview: Léon: The Professional (French: Léon), titled Leon in the UK and Australia (and originally titled The Professional in the US), is a 1994 English-language French action-thriller film written and directed ...

Release date: 14 September 1994

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller

Director: Luc Besson

Cast: Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Danny Aiello, Peter Appel, Willi One Blood

Producer: Claude Besson, John Garland

Writer: Luc Besson

12-year-old Mathilda is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. An unusual relationship forms as she becomes ...

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1990s English-language films 3,889T

Films about corruption in the United States 27T

Films about the Drug Enforcement Administration 15T

5.

The Magnificent Seven

1960 film directed by John Sturges

Overview: The Magnificent Seven is a 1960 American Western film directed by John Sturges and starring Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach and Steve McQueen. The supporting cast features Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, Brad ...

Release date: 23 October 1960

Genre: Western, Adventure, Drama, Action

Director: John Sturges

Cast: Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Horst Buchholz, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn

Producer: Walter Mirisch, Lou Morheim

Writer: William Roberts, Akira Kurosawa

Seven gunfighters are hired by Mexican peasants to liberate their village from oppressive bandits.

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Films with screenplays by William Roberts (screenwriter) 19T

1960s English-language films 1,311T

Magnificent Seven films 5T

6.

The Dukes of Hazzard

2005 American film

Overview: The Dukes of Hazzard is a 2005 American buddy comedy road film loosely based on the television series, The Dukes of Hazzard. The film was directed by Jay Chandrasekhar and released on August 5, 2005 ...

Release date: 27 July 2005

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy

Director: Jay Chandrasekhar

Cast: Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott, Alice Greczyn, Steve Lemme, Michael Weston, Mitch Braswell

Producer: Bruce Berman, Bill Gerber

Writer: Gy Waldron, John O'Brien

Cousins Bo, Luke, and Daisy Duke, and their uncle Jesse, egg on the authorities of Hazzard County, Boss Hogg and Sheriff Coltrane.

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2000s English-language films 4,358T

Films scored by Nathan Barr 30T

2005 action comedy films 11T

7.

Superbad

2007 film by Greg Mottola

Overview: Superbad is a 2007 American coming-of-age teen comedy film directed by Greg Mottola and produced by Judd Apatow. The film stars Jonah Hill and Michael Cera as Seth and Evan, two teenagers about to graduate ...

Release date: 17 August 2007

Genre: Comedy

Director: Greg Mottola

Cast: Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Bill Hader, Seth Rogen, Martha MacIsaac

Producer: Judd Apatow, Evan Goldberg

Writer: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg

Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry.

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2000s English-language films 4,281T

2000s teen sex comedy films 19T

Films scored by Lyle Workman 20T

8.

Step Brothers

2008 American comedy film by Adam McKay

Overview: Step Brothers is a 2008 American comedy film directed by Adam McKay, produced by Jimmy Miller and Judd Apatow, and written by Will Ferrell and McKay from a story by Ferrell, McKay, and John C. Reilly ...

Release date: 25 July 2008

Genre: Comedy

Director: Adam McKay

Cast: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Mary Steenburgen, Richard Jenkins, Adam Scott, Kathryn Hahn

Producer: Judd Apatow, Joshua Church

Writer: Will Ferrell, Adam McKay

Two aimless middle-aged losers still living at home are forced against their will to become roommates when their parents marry.

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2000s English-language films 4,262T

2008 comedy films 421T

Films with screenplays by Will Ferrell 6T

9.

Set It Off

1996 film directed by F. Gary Gray

Overview: Set It Off is a 1996 American crime action heist film directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Kate Lanier and Takashi Bufford. The film stars Jada Pinkett, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox and Kimberly Elise ...

Release date: 6 November 1996

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Romance

Director: F. Gary Gray

Cast: Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox, Kimberly Elise, John C. McGinley, Blair Underwood

Producer: Allen Alsobrook, Takashi Bufford

Writer: Takashi Bufford, Kate Lanier

Desperation drives four inner-city women to bank robbery in Los Angeles, then they start mistrusting each other.

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1990s English-language films 3,883T

1996 crime thriller films 38T

1996 action thriller films 37T

10.

Life

1999 film by Ted Demme

Overview: Life is a 1999 American buddy comedy-drama film written by Robert Ramsey and Matthew Stone and directed by Ted Demme. The film stars Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence. It is the second film that Eddie Murphy ...

Release date: 13 April 1999

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama

Director: Ted Demme

Cast: Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Obba Babatundé, Nick Cassavetes, Anthony Anderson, Barry Shabaka Henley

Producer: James D. Brubaker, Tina L. Fortenberry

Writer: Robert Ramsey, Matthew Stone

In 1932, two strangers are wrongfully convicted and develop a strong friendship in prison that lasts them through the 20th century.

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1990s English-language films 3,887T

Films about racism in the United States 45T

1999 drama films 431T

11.

Kinky Boots

2005 British comedy-drama film

Overview: Kinky Boots is a 2005 British-American comedy-drama film directed by Julian Jarrold and written by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth. Based on a true story, the movie tells of a struggling British shoe factory's ...

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music

Director: Julian Jarrold

Cast: Joel Edgerton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sarah-Jane Potts, Jemima Rooper, Nick Frost, Linda Bassett

Producer: Nick Barton, Mairi Bett

Writer: Geoff Deane, Tim Firth

A drag queen comes to the rescue of a man who, after inheriting his father's shoe factory, needs to diversify his product if he wants to keep the business ...

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2000s English-language films 4,269T

2005 LGBT-related films 82T

2005 comedy films 382T

12.

Friday After Next

2002 film directed by Marcus Raboy

Overview: Friday After Next is a 2002 American stoner comedy film directed by Marcus Raboy and starring Ice Cube (who also wrote the film) and Mike Epps. It is the third installment in the Friday series. The film ...

Release date: 22 November 2002

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Director: Marcus Raboy

Cast: Ice Cube, Mike Epps, John Witherspoon, Don 'D.C.' Curry, Anna Maria Horsford, Clifton Powell

Producer: Matt Alvarez, Douglas Curtis

Writer: Ice Cube, DJ Pooh

Working as security guards, Craig and Day-Day run into the thief who stole their Christmas presents.

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2000s American films 7,191T

2000s English-language films 10,193T

American Christmas comedy films 187T

13.

Charlie's Angels

2000 film directed by McG

Overview: Charlie's Angels is a 2000 American action comedy film directed by McG, and written by Ryan Rowe, Ed Solomon, and John August. It is the first installment in the Charlie's Angels film series, a continuation ...

Release date: 22 October 2000

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller

Director: McG

Cast: Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Bill Murray, Sam Rockwell, Kelly Lynch

Producer: Drew Barrymore, Joseph M. Caracciolo

Writer: Ryan Rowe, Ed Solomon

Three women, detectives with a mysterious boss, retrieve stolen voice-ID software, using martial arts, tech skills, and sex appeal.

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2000s English-language films 2,274T

2000 action comedy films 11T

Films produced by Drew Barrymore 5T

14.

The Hangover

2009 film by Todd Phillips

Overview: The Hangover is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips, co-produced with Daniel Goldberg, and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. It is the first installment in The Hangover trilogy. The ...

Release date: 30 May 2009

Genre: Comedy, Crime

Director: Todd Phillips

Cast: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Heather Graham, Sasha Barrese

Producer: Chris Bender, Scott Budnick

Writer: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore

Three buddies wake up from a bachelor party in Las Vegas, with no memory of the previous night and the bachelor missing. They make their way around the ...

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2000s Hong Kong films 368T

2000s American films 7,178T

2000s English-language films 10,163T

15.

The Drew Carey Show

American television sitcom (1995—2004)

Overview: The Drew Carey Show is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from September 13, 1995, to September 8, 2004. Set in Cleveland, Ohio, the series revolved around the retail office and home life ...

Release date: 13 September 1995

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Director: Gerry Cohen, Sam Simon

Cast: Drew Carey, Diedrich Bader, Kathy Kinney, Ryan Stiles, Craig Ferguson, Christa Miller

Producer: Clay Graham, Les Firestein

Writer: Drew Carey, Bruce Helford

Drew is an assistant director of personnel in a Cleveland department store and he has been stuck there for ten years...

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Cultural depictions of American men 224T

1990s American workplace comedy television series 57T

2000s American workplace comedy television series 53T

16.

Wild Wild West

1999 American western comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld

Overview: Wild Wild West is a 1999 American steampunk Western film co-produced and directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and written by S. S. Wilson and Brent Maddock alongside Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman, from a story ...

Release date: 30 June 1999

Genre: Action, Western, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Adventure

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld

Cast: Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Salma Hayek, M. Emmet Walsh, Ted Levine

Producer: Tracy Barone, Tracy Glaser

Writer: Jim Thomas, John Thomas

The two best special agents in the Wild West must save President Grant from the clutches of a diabolical, wheelchair-bound, steampunk-savvy, Confederate ...

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Golden Raspberry Award winning films 242T

1990s English-language films 3,906T

1990s Western (genre) science fiction films 5T

17.

Wild Hogs

2007 film by Walt Becker

Overview: Wild Hogs is a 2007 American biker road comedy film directed by Walt Becker and starring Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence and William H. Macy. It was released nationwide in the United States and ...

Release date: 27 February 2007

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy

Director: Walt Becker

Cast: Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence, William H. Macy, Ray Liotta, Marisa Tomei

Producer: Anson Downes, Linda Favila

Writer: Brad Copeland

A group of suburban biker wannabes looking for adventure hit the open road, but get more than they bargained for when they encounter a New Mexico gang ...

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Films produced by Todd Lieberman 20T

Films with screenplays by Brad Copeland 7T

2000s English-language films 4,280T

18.

Weird Science

1985 film by John Hughes

Overview: Weird Science is a 1985 American teen science fiction comedy film written and directed by John Hughes and starring Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, and Kelly LeBrock. The title is taken from ...

Release date: 2 August 1985

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi

Director: John Hughes

Cast: Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Bill Paxton, Suzanne Snyder, Judie Aronson

Producer: Joel Silver, Jane Vickerilla

Writer: John Hughes, Al Feldstein

Two high school nerds attempt to create the perfect woman, but she turns out to be more than that.

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1980s English-language films 1,392T

Teen science fiction films 11T

American coming-of-age comedy films 131T

19.

Wayne's World

1992 film by Penelope Spheeris

Overview: Wayne's World is a 1992 American comedy film directed by Penelope Spheeris, produced by Lorne Michaels and written by Mike Myers alongside Bonnie and Terry Turner. Based on the Saturday Night Live sketch ...

Release date: 14 February 1992

Genre: Comedy, Music

Director: Penelope Spheeris

Cast: Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Rob Lowe, Tia Carrere, Brian Doyle-Murray, Lara Flynn Boyle

Producer: Hawk Koch, Lorne Michaels

Writer: Mike Myers, Bonnie Turner

Two slacker friends try to promote their public-access cable show.

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1990s English-language films 2,203T

Wayne's World 6T

1992 comedy films 228T

20.

Tommy Boy

1995 film by Peter Segal

Overview: Tommy Boy is a 1995 American adventure comedy film directed by Peter Segal, written by Bonnie and Terry Turner, produced by Lorne Michaels, and starring former Saturday Night Live castmates and close ...