There are some actors who are either not too famous and can only do such films or are still famous enough but chose to not be the sole stars in some projects. There are some gems from the 70s and 80s especially the cop or conmen types of films. But am not sure whether there were many that were that prolific at doing such buddy flicks as their main thing.

Guys like Steve Martin, Redford, Ben Stiller, Jackie Chan and Will Ferrell did a fair bit of them even after their star power rose but the most notable one in my eyes is Ryan Reynolds who has been doing them so much for just over a decade when he could easily be getting a much bigger salary in some other solo projects.

Which notable ones over the decades do you think were prolific and even good at them?

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rip1980 t1_je90b0h wrote on March 30, 2023 at 8:22 AM

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Wilson the Volleyball in Castaway really carried Tom Hank's lazy azz and made the movie bearable.

BeginningAppeal8599 OP t1_je90wre wrote on March 30, 2023 at 8:32 AM

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Replying to rip1980 (#2,477,366)

Gonna need a splash after this terminal inferno.

Smoaktreess t1_je90xp9 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 8:32 AM

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Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.

BeginningAppeal8599 OP t1_je90zuz wrote on March 30, 2023 at 8:33 AM

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Replying to Smoaktreess (#2,477,453)

Great pick. Can't believe they didn't even cross my mind.

rkalo t1_je9142n wrote on March 30, 2023 at 8:35 AM

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Seth Rogen

buzzkill007 t1_je91d9t wrote on March 30, 2023 at 8:38 AM

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Bing Crosby and Bob Hope

Jack Lemon and Walter Mathau

BeginningAppeal8599 OP t1_je91r3d wrote on March 30, 2023 at 8:44 AM

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Replying to buzzkill007 (#2,477,545)

Have loved Jack and Matthau in a few other things but still haven't seen any of the 10 films they did together.

HeirophantGreen t1_je91snb wrote on March 30, 2023 at 8:44 AM

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John Leguizamo

He's charismatic and has great screen presence but he's definitely buddy zone.

[deleted] t1_je924b5 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 8:49 AM

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Simon Pegg and Nick Frost , Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill , Russel Crowe and Ryan Gosling

Jack-Cremation t1_je928jx wrote on March 30, 2023 at 8:51 AM

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Mel Gibson, Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn are pretty good at this.

lostpatrol t1_je92dg5 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 8:53 AM

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Mark Wahlberg of course. The Other Guys, 2 Guns, Ted, Daddys Home, Spenser Confidential. Buddy cop movies are his bread and butter.

godsonlyprophet t1_je92jhy wrote on March 30, 2023 at 8:55 AM

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Replying to buzzkill007 (#2,477,545)

Martin and Lewis, Abbott and Costello.

Landroviel t1_je92mkh wrote on March 30, 2023 at 8:57 AM

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Paul Newman and Robert Redford

Smoaktreess t1_je92ps1 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 8:58 AM

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Replying to lostpatrol (#2,477,735)

The departed. Lol

infodawg t1_je939p2 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 9:06 AM

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Charles Grodin

BeginningAppeal8599 OP t1_je93ecx wrote on March 30, 2023 at 9:08 AM

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Replying to infodawg (#2,477,885)

Can only think of 1 or 2. Which other films?

extra_specticles t1_je93gat wrote on March 30, 2023 at 9:09 AM

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Oliver Hardy and Stanley Laurel

aShittierShitTier4u t1_je943ju wrote on March 30, 2023 at 9:18 AM

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Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda, although I would have liked to see more of Hopper and Jack Nicholson working together. Also Dustin Hoffman with Warren Beatty in Ishtar, with Jon Voight in Midnight Cowboys, and with Tom Cruise in rain man.