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 284 votes
Directed by Sean McGinly.
Top cast
- John Malkovich as Buck Howard
- Colin Hanks as Troy Gable
- Emily Blunt as Valerie Brennan
- Ricky Jay as Gil Bellamy
- Steve Zahn as Kenny
- Tom Hanks as Mr. Gable
- Griffin Dunne as Jonathan Finerman
- Debra Monk as Doreen
- Adam Scott as Alan
- Patrick Fischler as Michael Perry
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, Philo, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, YouTube Free; 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: 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 Channel; watch free on SBS On Demand
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