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buddy movie

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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 ● Sep. 2, 2024

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

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2024

There’s a love story between Marty’s parents and there’s also a buddy movie — Marty and Doc putting their friendship on the line.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 31, 2023

Even though half of it is a buddy movie, I was trying to make the other half like a home invasion film.

From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2023

Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are a pitch-perfect matchup of wisecracking cool and stone-faced professionalism, an oddball buddy movie pairing for the books.

From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2022

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