Top Ten Buddy Movies
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Top Ten Buddy Movies

Sometimes, two protagonists are better than one. How would you rank these buddy movies?

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1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Nothing like being on the lam to speed the bonding process, as Butch (Paul Newman) and Sundance (Robert Redford) can attest. 137 323
2 Lethal Weapon
Comically mismatched partners Mel Gibson and Danny Glover spend as much time bickering as they do fighting crime. 135 319
3 Wedding Crashers
Crashing weddings to pick up women? Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn are a creative pair, if nothing else. 54 318
4 48 Hrs.
A cop (Nick Nolte) and a convict (Eddie Murphy) team up to track down a serial cop-killer. Let the personality clashes begin. 43 263
5 Good Will Hunting
Longtime friends Ben Affleck and Matt Damon poured their hearts into this screenplay, about a genius janitor and his best friend. 43 309
6 Rush Hour
Cops from opposite sides of the world (Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker) overcome personal and cultural differences to rescue a kidnapped girl. 43 319
7 Top Gun
Maverick (Tom Cruise) and Goose (Anthony Edwards) are inseparable, until Maverick’s cocky flying sends Goose to his grave. 38 314
8 Thelma & Louise
Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis received Oscar nominations for their roles as fugitives running from the cops -- and from trapped lives. 37 303
9 Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle
The titular duo embark on a mishap-laden fast-food quest through New Jersey, after they’re hit with a hankering for White Castle. 21 313
10 Tango & Cash
Cops Kurt Russell and Sylvester Stallone are polar opposites who grudgingly team up after they're framed by an L.A. crime boss. 19 265