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Buddy

Buddy

Horror · Comedy · Fantasy · 2026

A magical, singing orange unicorn holds his cast hostage in a surreal TV-show dimension, as he becomes more and more demented.

Movie details

Buddy

“It's Buddy!”

2026 Horror · Comedy · Fantasy 1h 35m

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TMDB

7.9 / 10

Community rating

A magical, singing orange unicorn holds his cast hostage in a surreal TV-show dimension, as he becomes more and more demented.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Buddy?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Casper Kelly

Written by

Casper Kelly · Jamie King

Keegan-Michael Key

Keegan-Michael Key

Buddy the Unicorn (voice)

Cristin Milioti

Cristin Milioti

Grace

Delaney Quinn

Delaney Quinn

Freddy

Caleb Williams

Caleb Williams

Wade

Madison Polan

Madison Polan

Hannah

Tristan Borders

Tristan Borders

Oliver

Patton Oswalt

Patton Oswalt

Strappy (voice)

Court is in session

Put Buddy on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.