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buddy movie

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noun

  1. a genre of film dealing with the relationship and adventures of two friends

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There wasn't much more enthusiasm from The Times's Kevin Maher, who awarded the film just two stars and called it "a painfully derivative buddy movie".

From BBC

The Lakers would be morphing from basketball team to buddy movie.

From Los Angeles Times

“Nyad,” an inspirational sports movie about long distance swimmer Diana Nyad’s historic 110-mile, 53-hour swim from Cuba to Florida, might just be the best buddy movie of the year, with Annette Bening playing the title character and Jodie Foster turning in an appealing supporting turn as her coach and BFF.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s the most enjoyable buddy movie of the year.

From Los Angeles Times

“We ended up honing in on the buddy movie trope because Pat was such a great character. And Sam was obviously the Robin to his Batman,” Bhala Lough told The Times in advance of the series’ August finale.

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