Movies like Where the Buffalo Roam (1980)
The best movies like Where the Buffalo Roam (1980) are Brewster's Millions (1985), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) and The Rum Diary (2011). If Where the Buffalo Roam hooked you with its comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedDown by Law (1986)7.4/10 from 891 votes
- NewestInherent Vice (2014)Released 2014
Brewster's Millions (1985)
Monty Brewster, an aging minor-league baseball player, stands to inherit $300 million if he can successfully spend $30 million in 30 days without anything to show for it, and without telling anyone what he's up to... A task that's a lot harder than it sounds!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at an alarming rate, the stoned duo trash their hotel room and fear legal repercussions. Duke begins to drive back to L.A., but after an odd run-in with a cop, he returns to Sin City and continues his wild drug binge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Rum Diary (2011)
Tired of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, itinerant journalist Paul Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local San Juan newspaper run by the downtrodden editor Lotterman. Adopting the rum-soaked lifestyle of the late ‘50s version of Hemingway’s 'The Lost Generation', Paul soon becomes entangled with a very attractive American woman and her fiancée, a businessman involved in shady property development deals. It is within this world that Kemp ultimately discovers his true voice as a writer and integrity as a man.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisMore American Graffiti (1979)
College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Couch Trip (1988)
The escaped mental patient and delinquent John W. Burns Jr. replaces Dr. Maitlin on a radio show, saying he's the psychiatrist Lawrence Baird.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisDown and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)
Beverly Hills couple Barbara and Dave Whiteman find their lives altered by the arrival of a vagrant who tries to drown himself in their swimming pool.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisIn God We Tru$t (1980)
A naive monk, named Brother Ambrose, is sent by the abbot on a mission to raise $5,000 in order to save their monastery from closing. He goes to Hollywood where he encounters a number of eccentric characters.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
A series of loosely connected skits that spoof news programs, commercials, porno films, kung-fu films, disaster films, blaxploitation films, spy films, mafia films, and the fear that somebody is watching you on the other side of the TV.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLet It Ride (1989)
An average kind of guy who has a slight problem with gambling goes to the track, and mystically, it seems as though he can't lose, no matter how he bets; and he has an incredible day.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHollywood Shuffle (1987)
Aspiring actor and hot-dog stand employee Bobby Taylor catches the ire of his grandmother for auditioning for a role in the regrettably titled exploitation film "Jivetime Jimmy's Revenge." When Tinseltown Studios casts Taylor in the title role, he has a series of conflicted dreams satirizing African-American stereotypes in Hollywood, and must reconcile his career goals with his desire to remain a positive role model for his little brother.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLost in America (1985)
David and Linda Howard are successful yuppies from LA. When he gets a job disappointment, David convinces Linda that they should quit their jobs, liquidate their assets, and emulate the movie Easy Rider, spending the rest of their lives traveling around America...in a Winnebago.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFar Out Man (1990)
An aging hippie sets out on a trip across America to find his family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Trading Places (1983)
A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Jerk (1979)
After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson sets off on a hilarious misadventure that takes him from rags to riches and back again. The slaphappy jerk strikes it rich, but life in the fast lane isn't all it's cracked up to be and, in the end, all that really matters to Johnson is his true love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGood Morning, Vietnam (1987)
A disk jockey goes to Vietnam to work for the Armed Forces Radio Service. While he becomes popular among the troops, his superiors disapprove of his humor.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHome Movies (1980)
A cult guru urges a shy disciple to make life a movie and be its star.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Real Life (1979)
A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyday lives, in the manner of the ground-breaking PBS series "An American Family".
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWatermelon Man (1970)
A racist insurance agent lives in a typical suburban neighborhood, but his bigoted world of taunting and harassing black people on and off the job is turned upside down when his skin inexplicably turns dark overnight.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisInherent Vice (2014)
In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDown by Law (1986)
A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHonky Tonk Freeway (1981)
Ticlaw, a small town in Florida, has only one attraction: a safari park. The government constructs a freeway that passes near Ticlaw, but decides not to put an exit into the town. The people of Ticlaw, leaded by its Mayor, will do anything in order to convince the governor to alter the project.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Some Kind of Hero (1982)
A Vietnam vet returns home from a prisoner of war camp and is greeted as a hero, but is quickly forgotten and soon discovers how tough survival is in his own country.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisBorn in East L.A. (1987)
Rudy, an American of Hispanic descent, whose south-of-the-border looks show him no mercy during an immigration raid in a migrant worker factory. As his luck goes, he is caught with neither money nor his ID and is deported to Mexico - without speaking a word of Spanish!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe End (1978)
Wendell Lawson has only six months to live. Not wanting to endure his last few months of life waiting for the end, he decides to take matters into his own hands and enlists the help of a delusional mental patient to help him commit suicide.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Last Detail (1973)
Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison, but decide to show him one last good time along the way.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTin Men (1987)
A minor car accident drives two rival aluminum-siding salesmen to the ridiculous extremes of man versus man in 1963 Baltimore.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCoffee and Cigarettes (1987)
In a vignette called "Strange to meet you," Roberto sits at a small table in a coffee bar. Five cups of coffee and two ashtrays are in front of him; he drinks and smokes. Steven joins him. They start a conversation about cigarettes and coffee. Steven likes to drink coffee before he sleeps, so he can dream faster. The conversation jumps around. "You know my mother?" asks Roberto. Steven describes coffee Popsicles. They switch seats; then switch back. Steven has to leave for a dental appointment he's not looking forward to. Roberto makes a startling offer, inspired no doubt by the coffee and cigarettes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Razor's Edge (1984)
An American WWI veteran undertakes a spiritual quest that takes him from Paris to Nepal to the Himalayas and back to his hometown. Upon his return, he discovers he is not the only one who has changed.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisInterstate 60 (2002)
An aspiring painter meets various characters and learns valuable lessons while traveling across America.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSwimming to Cambodia (1987)
Spalding Gray sits behind a desk throughout the entire film and recounts his exploits and chance encounters while playing a minor role in the film 'The Killing Fields'. At the same time, he gives a background to the events occurring in Cambodia at the time the film was set.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Where the Buffalo Roam?
The closest matches to Where the Buffalo Roam are Brewster's Millions (1985), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) and The Rum Diary (2011). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Where the Buffalo Roam?
People who watched Where the Buffalo Roam most often go on to Brewster's Millions (1985), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) and The Rum Diary (2011).
What is the highest-rated movie like Where the Buffalo Roam?
Down by Law (1986), rated 7.4/10 by 891 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Where the Buffalo Roam?
Inherent Vice (2014) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Where the Buffalo Roam?
Yes: Brewster's Millions (1985), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) and The Rum Diary (2011).
How are movies similar to Where the Buffalo Roam chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Where the Buffalo Roam, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.