The Great Buck Howard (2008)

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Greatness is a state of mind.

When a law school dropout answers an advertisement to be a personal assistant he unknowingly signs on to work for a belligerent has-been magician struggling to resurrect his career. This leads to a journey across the country staging the comeback of a lifetime.

• Released: 2008-01-18
• Genres: Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 30m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 281 votes

Directed by Sean McGinly.

Top cast

• John Malkovich as Buck Howard
• Emily Blunt as Valerie Brennan
• Steve Zahn as Kenny
• Tom Hanks as Mr. Gable
• Colin Hanks as Troy Gable
• Patrick Fischler as Michael Perry
• Ricky Jay as Gil Bellamy
• Griffin Dunne as Jonathan Finerman
• Debra Monk as Doreen
• Adam Scott as Alan

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Great Buck Howard

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Starz Apple TV channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, YouTube Free, DistroTV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; rent on Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Amazon Video, Sky Store
• Canada: watch free on Hoopla, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
• Australia: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels

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