

Buy & Cell
1989, English. Directed by Robert Boris.
Herbie and Sly were doing time, now they're doing fine
Herbie Altman is framed for Stock fraud by his boss when the SEC starts investigating his company. Sent to prison, he helps a fellow inmate successfully invest his money. Soon all the inmates want his help. To manage all the money, he forms CON INC. and runs it from the prison under the noses of the warden and the guards. But when the IRS and SEC begin to investigate this successful company, it looks like he may be in trouble again
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
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Buy & Cell is streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, and Philo in India.
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- Released
- 27 January 1989
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Ken Krauss, Merrin Holt, Louis Peraino
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Buy & Cell runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).
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Buy & Cell is rated R in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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Buy & Cell is streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, and Philo in India. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Buy & Cell?
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Who directed Buy & Cell?
Buy & Cell (1989) was directed by Robert Boris and stars Robert Carradine, Randall 'Tex' Cobb, Malcolm McDowell.