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10 Best Movies Like Buddy, We Need to Talk

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

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#1
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

1969★ 6.3

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

After returning to Los Angeles from a group therapy session, documentary filmmaker Bob Sanders and his wife, Carol, find themselves becoming vigilante couples counselors, offering ...

#2
The Big Picture

The Big Picture

1989★ 5.8

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

Hollywood beckons for recent film school grad Nick Chapman, who is out to capitalize on the momentum from his national award-winning student film. Studio executive Allen Habel sedu...

#3
House of D

House of D

2004★ 6.3

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

In the present, artist Tom Warshaw recalls his traumatic coming of age. As a 13-year-old growing up in New York City in 1973, Tom hangs out with Pappass, a mentally disabled man. W...

#4
Friends with Kids

Friends with Kids

2012★ 6.0

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

In the wake of their friends' marriages and eventual offspring, longtime pals Julie and Jason decide to have a child together without becoming a couple. By becoming "time-share" pa...

#5
Ana

Ana

2020★ 6.3

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

Ana meets Rafa in a chance encounter and they embark on a road trip to try and save him from bankruptcy, or worse....

#6
Almost Friends

Almost Friends

2017★ 6.3

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

A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a s...

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