Buddy
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Synopsis
Remember BUDDY—the bright orange unicorn and star of that classic childrens' television show who brought joy and life lessons into your living room?
Inside the colorful world of "It's Buddy!", a group of children spend their days singing, dancing, and helping Buddy spread happiness. But when one child refuses to play along, Buddy is not pleased and cracks begin to appear in this seemingly perfect world.
Cast
- Patton Oswalt
- Cristin Milioti
- Michael Shannon
- Keegan-Michael Key
- Topher Grace
- Madison Skyy Polan
- Delaney Quinn
- Phuong Kubacki
- Luke Speakman
- Bryson JonSteele
Moviegoers are saying
This dark parody transforms childhood nostalgia into nightmare fuel, with audiences describing it as 'Barney but a demon' that perfectly captures the unsettling absurdity of late-night Adult Swim programming. While viewers appreciate its creepy originality and unexpected humor, many feel the execution leaves too many plot threads dangling and wish for a more cohesive ending.
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Letterboxd User Reviews
3.1
168.5K
37.3K
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- Aug 27, 2026
Oh great, another fat orange monster that touches kids and sexually harasses women that I need to be afraid of.
MarMarAug 24, 2026Buddy gives himself a reverse BBL in this btw
Olivia✶Aug 27, 2026i think i’m gonna DIE in this clubhouse
cob - Aug 25, 2026
why is buddy literally dan schneider
andreiAug 29, 2026ur never gonna guess which character gets a realistic depiction of a panic attack
Jared GilmanAug 24, 2026perfectly captures what it felt like waking up in the middle of the night to adult swims playing as a kid
-ˏˋ mak ˊˎ- - Sep 1, 2026
Gay cowboy puppet son or mailbox obsessed daughter?
HailliAug 27, 2026Buddy is the exact type of absurdity on Adult Swim at 2am
ཐི༏ཋྀ ༻𝕙𝕒𝕝𝕖𝕪༺ ཐི༏ཋྀAug 27, 2026this felt like a tubi original, and i mean that with the utmost respect lol
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Top Reviews
- TheHypnoGuy likedBuddy
I loved it when buddy turned into a Godzilla Kaiju
dbaa watched_neutraldBuddyY’all lied. “Goriest,” “creepiest,” “should be banned”? PLEASE. This isn’t horror; it’s a goofy kids’ adventure movie with monsters and a little blood. Amazing, original premise, but terrible execution. I expected horror and got Jumanji. So underwhelming.
Issy likedBuddySomeone brought their baby to this showing?? The baby kept crying and coughing😭
- Joey is "meh" onBuddy
The whole concept was very unique and the beginning was good. First off bro could teleport then proceeds not to do it ever again. Mom plot line went nowhere, big miss imo. As someone who watches a lot of horror movies, I haven’t seen this idea done but executed poorly. 5.8/10.
walkonwatersocks lovedBuddythis was strangely an incredible watch 😭
Liz Cabrera likedBuddyRip Betty 😔🙏🏻
- JWolf likedBuddy
7.5/10 Probably the strangest movie I’ve seen this year. I honestly had no idea where to rank this. Definitely succeeded in giving off the Barney/teletubbies type show vibe. Absolute rollercoaster, had no idea where this thing was going to go. The kills were pretty gruesome and the storytelling was…
Nick Milano likedBuddyEnjoyed it and had a really good story (98% of the film was not shown in trailers at all) but PLEASE can we stop making movies that leave so many unanswered questions???? And also maybe in the top 10 Worst endings of all time
Sam dislikedBuddyWorst horror movie ever, those who claim it’s about child abuse don’t know what it’s like
Atom Users Reviews
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Reviews
- JPJeffrey Piatt
It's definitely Barney but a demon
AFangelica floresBoring and weird
MFMatthew Foleydecent overall fun movie but i felt like there could have been way more explained. some of the plot points felt like it would be explained later but they never did.
- TDTravis Dedeaux
I should have left false advertising
DGDarryl GainerA prodigy of Barney but a dark version. It wasn’t really scary.
KGKirk G.very good
- CVCindi Velasquez
Very funny
RTRashid ThompsonDecent film
XWXander Weaverterrible movie 0/10
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Frequently Asked Questions
When does Buddy come out in theaters?
August 28, 2026 is the release date.
Is Buddy (2026) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as R, meaning that Under 17 requires an adult accompaniment.
How long is Buddy (2026)?
The movie is 1hr 36min long.
What's Buddy (2026) about?
Remember BUDDY—the bright orange unicorn and star of that classic childrens' television show who brought joy and life lessons into your living room? Inside the colorful world of "It's Buddy!", a group of children spend their days singing, dancing, and helping Buddy spread happiness. But when one child refuses to play along, Buddy is not pleased and cracks begin to appear in this seemingly perfect world.
Who's the cast of Buddy (2026)?
- Patton Oswalt
- Cristin Milioti as Grace
- Michael Shannon
- Keegan-Michael Key
- Topher Grace as Ben
- Madison Skyy Polan as Hannah
- Delaney Quinn as Freddy
- Phuong Kubacki
- Luke Speakman as Josh
- Bryson JonSteele as Derek
Who's the director behind Buddy (2026)?
Casper Kelly directed Buddy (2026).
Who produced Buddy (2026)?
Tyler Davidson, J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules produced Buddy (2026).
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