# Buddy (2026)

> A fearless girl and her friends confront the warped logic of a children's television world in a surreal escape horror from Casper Kelly.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7470796

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Horror, Comedy
- Director: Casper Kelly
- Cast: Keegan-Michael Key, Cristin Milioti, Delaney Quinn, Caleb Williams, Madison Polan, Tristan Borders, Patton Oswalt, Jimmica Collins
- TMDB rating: 7.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37281055/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eerie, playful, unsettling, halloween viewing, late night horror

## Movies like Buddy

- [I Saw the TV Glow (2024)](https://ember.film/movie/611314)
- [A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting (2020)](https://ember.film/movie/439296)
- [Come Play (2020)](https://ember.film/movie/399233)
- [Late Night with the Devil (2024)](https://ember.film/movie/854422)
- [V/H/S/99 (2022)](https://ember.film/movie/942477)
- [Fear, Inc. (2016)](https://ember.film/movie/259744)
- [Eli (2019)](https://ember.film/movie/331320)
- [Emelie (2016)](https://ember.film/movie/208476)
- [Self Reliance (2024)](https://ember.film/movie/1028964)
- [We're All Going to the World's Fair (2022)](https://ember.film/movie/551308)

---

Site overview: https://ember.film/llms.txt