Movies Like Where the Buffalo Roam

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

1998·1h 58m·★ 7.4·Terry Gilliam

Themes: gonzo journalist, lawyer, paranoiaFans also liked

The World According to Garp

1982·2h 16m·★ 7.1·George Roy Hill

Themes: typewriter, writerTMDB recommends

Shampoo

1975·1h 50m·★ 6.4·Hal Ashby

Themes: presidential election, 1960sFans also liked

High Strung

1992·1h 34m·★ 6.5·Roger Nygard

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Inherent Vice

2014·2h 29m·★ 6.6·Paul Thomas Anderson

Themes: lawyer, 1960sFans also liked

Secretary

2002·1h 51m·★ 6.9·Steven Shainberg

Themes: typewriter, lawyer

Ed Wood

1994·2h 7m·★ 7.8·Tim Burton

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His Girl Friday

1940·1h 32m·★ 7.8·Howard Hawks

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The Odd Couple

1968·1h 46m·★ 7.6·Gene Saks

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Oscar

1967·1h 25m·★ 7.5·Édouard Molinaro

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Mystery Train

1989·1h 46m·★ 7.5·Jim Jarmusch

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American Splendor

2003·1h 41m·★ 7.4·Shari Springer Berman

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The Madness of King George

1994·1h 47m·★ 7.2·Nicholas Hytner

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Hairspray

2007·1h 57m·★ 6.7·Adam Shankman

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Bowfinger

1999·1h 37m·★ 6.5·Frank Oz

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In Bed

2005·1h 25m·★ 6.1·Matías Bize

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Home Again

2017·1h 37m·★ 5.8·Hallie Meyers-Shyer

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The Lift

1983·1h 35m·★ 6.1·Dick Maas

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Prêt-à-Porter

1994·2h 13m·★ 5.2·Robert Altman

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Hollywood Homicide

2003·1h 56m·★ 5.4·Ron Shelton

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How Good Is Where the Buffalo Roam?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.