# Movies like Buddies

> Films most similar to Buddies (1989) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/buddies-1989/>

## 12 films in this list

- **[Shogun's Shadow](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/shogun-s-shadow-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 6.8 · 24 votes · dread, raw
- **[Dearest](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/dearest-2012/)** (2012) — ★ 6.7 · 14 votes · bittersweet, slow-burn, tender
- **[Railroad Man](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/railroad-man-1999/)** (1999) — ★ 7.1 · 45 votes · bittersweet, outsider, slow-burn
- **[Reminiscence](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/reminiscence-2017/)** (2017) — ★ 6.8 · 10 votes · bittersweet, slow-burn, tender
- **[Gate of Flesh](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/gate-of-flesh-1964/)** (1964) — ★ 6.6 · 69 votes · body-horror, raw, sexy
- **[Asakusa Kid](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/asakusa-kid-2021/)** (2021) — ★ 7.1 · 72 votes · bittersweet, neon-soaked, outsider
- **[Kill!](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/kill-1968/)** (1968) — ★ 7.0 · 80 votes · playful
- **[Tokyo Chorus](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/tokyo-chorus-1931/)** (1931) — ★ 6.8 · 46 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/a-sun-tribe-myth-from-the-bakumatsu-era-1957/)** (1957) — ★ 7.0 · 40 votes · outsider, playful
- **[Giants and Toys](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/giants-and-toys-1958/)** (1958) — ★ 7.0 · 38 votes · outsider, pitch-black, playful
- **[The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-wonderful-world-of-puss-n-boots-1969/)** (1969) — ★ 7.0 · 35 votes · cozy, playful
- **[Passing Fancy](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/passing-fancy-1933/)** (1933) — ★ 6.6 · 29 votes · bittersweet, tender

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