Movie

Buddy

2026 · 96 min

A candy-colored kids' show curdles into a gory, funny nightmare that keeps you tense and off-balance.

Tagline: It's Buddy!
Overview: Inside the colorful world of "It's Buddy!", a group of children spend their days singing, dancing, and helping Buddy - bright orange unicorn - spread happiness. But when one child refuses to play along, Buddy is not pleased and cracks begin to appear in this seemingly perfect world.
How it feels: Dark, absurd, satirical and eerie. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, trauma, madness, family
Content: Strong violence, gore and language. Mild sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
trauma
madness
family
survival
Places: suburbs
fantasy world
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild