Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Buddy

If you loved Buddy, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Other Sister

The Other Sister

1999★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Buddy for fans of Comedy & Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A mentally challenged girl proves herself to be every bit as capable as her "perfect" sister when she moves into an apartment and begins going to college....

#2
Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

2022★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Buddy for fans of Comedy & Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A father comes to grips with his daughter’s upcoming wedding through the prism of multiple relationships within a big, sprawling Cuban-American family....

#3
Drive Me Crazy

Drive Me Crazy

1999★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Buddy for fans of Comedy & Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Nicole and Chase live next door to each other but are worlds apart. However, they plot a scheme to date each other in order to attract the interest and jealousy of their respective...

#4
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

2011★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Buddy for fans of Comedy & Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A conservative lawyer named Diane takes her two teenage children Jake and Zoe to meet their estranged, hippie grandmother in Woodstock after her husband asks for a divorce....

#5
Sidewalks of New York

Sidewalks of New York

2001★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Buddy for fans of Comedy & Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The film follows the marital and dating lives of three men and three women who unknowingly form a tangled web of relationships. Interspersing "man on the street" interviews with sc...

#6
Kitchen Stories

Kitchen Stories

2003★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Buddy for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Swedish efficiency researchers come to Norway for a study of Norwegian men, to optimize their use of their kitchen. Folke Nilsson (Tomas Norström) is assigned to study the habits o...

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