The Buddy Games (2019)

Original title

Buddy Games

Directed by

Josh Duhamel

Genre

comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

R

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 246 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of six friends reunite after five years apart to compete in a series of wild challenges. They do this to help a friend overcome depression and to win a cash prize.

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What happens

Buddy Games is a 2019 American comedy film directed by Josh Duhamel in his solo directorial debut and written by Duhamel, Bob Schwartz, and Jude Weng. Produced by Duhamel, Michael J. Luisi, and Weng, the film centers on a group of six friends that reunite after a five-year hiatus to engage in a challenging set of dares and games and help lift one of their own out of depression and also have a chance of winning $150,000 while doing so. The cast includes Duhamel, Dax Shepard, Olivia Munn, Kevin Dillon, and Neal McDonough. The project was originally announced in June 2017 as a deal with WWE Studios, with the cast joining shortly thereafter and filming commencing two months later in Vancouver. The film held its world premiere at the 2019 Mammoth Film Festival and Saban Films acquired distribution rights for the United States in July 2020. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics, with most criticism directed at the plot, humor, direction, and characters. In 2023, a sequel to the film was released with most of the cast reprising their role. That same year, a CBS game show spin-off and featuring Duhamel as the host was also released. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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