Chuck & Buck

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Chuck & Buck

R

Released Jan 21, 2000

1h 39m

Comedy

Drama

LGBTQ+

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"Chuck & Buck" is the story of a childlike young man who becomes fixated on his onetime best friend, now a cool, polished young record executive. Charting the collision of two individuals, once inseparable, who have responded in opposite ways to the onset of adulthood, the film takes a clear-eyed, sensitive look at childhood and the consequences of hanging onto it too tightly or renouncing it too thoroughly.

Critics Consensus

As poignant as it is unsettling, Chuck & Buck uses the complex dynamic between two men as fuel for untangling a rich assortment of thought-provoking themes.

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Gavin Smith

Film Comment Magazine

The film is pretty negligible, pointless, almost an exercise.

Apr 10, 2018

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David Germain

Associated Press

Chuck & Buck is a dark misfit of a movie that's sweet, scary, thought-provoking and off-putting all in one package. It's a bold, original achievement.

Jan 18, 2018

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Michael O'Sullivan

Washington Post

Skirts stalker cliches and grown-up-kid-in-a-man's-body caricatures.

Feb 12, 2008

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Chuck Klosterman

Akron Beacon Journal

If it sounds like something you'd hate, you're probably right. But for those who are interested in films about ideas -- and particularly ideas that challenge your perception of normalcy -- Chuck & Buck might be the only "must see" of the summer.

Rated: 3.5/4

Oct 27, 2023

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

A detailed and often moving work.

Rated: B

Sep 2, 2022

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Jan Stuart

The Advocate

The best news about [the film's] unexpected second act is Lupe Ontiveros, who plays a pragmatic theater manager whom Buck recruits to helm his playwriting debut.

Apr 5, 2022

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Douglas P

I have followed Mike White for a while and I like what he does. He is a gifted writer and actor. Chuck and Buck is a movie worth watching, a bit different but I enjoyed it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/03/25

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scott s

After watching this film, I never would have imagined where I thought the film was going at the beginning of where it ended up at the end. Great story about reconciling the past while trying to find your identity in the future. It had moments that made you uncomfortable and fearful, but there was an underlining sense that things were not going to get to a point of dread. I'd at least recommend a single watch through, but nothing worthy that wants me to re-watch it again.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Creepy but interesting. I thought the guy that played buck did a really good creep but Chuck cannot act and sort of ruined it. I was not expecting the ending so that is what made this movie memorable.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

More of a drama than anything else. I found Chuck too sad to be funny.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

As bizarre and unsettling as the premise of this movie is, I've got to hand it to its sexual honesty.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

Striving to be the next Harold and Maude or Rushmore, Chuck and Buck never really moves out of second gear. Autistic orphan Buck decides to stalk his childhood pal Chuck. No-one loses their temper, no-one refers him to the mental health services. Instead he engineers the production of his own dreadful play. A missed opportunity really.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Synopsis

"Chuck & Buck" is the story of a childlike young man who becomes fixated on his onetime best friend, now a cool, polished young record executive. Charting the collision of two individuals, once inseparable, who have responded in opposite ways to the onset of adulthood, the film takes a clear-eyed, sensitive look at childhood and the consequences of hanging onto it too tightly or renouncing it too thoroughly.

Director: Miguel Arteta
Producer: Matthew Greenfield
Screenwriter: Mike White
Distributor: Artisan Entertainment
Production Co: Flan de Coco Films, Artisan Entertainment, Toga Productions, Blow Up Pictures
Rating: R (Language|Sexuality)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 21, 2000, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 4, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.1M
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Dolby
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)