Uncle Buck fingerprintVery funny, strong craft, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Hopeful and wholesome
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Plenty of situational comedy and slapstick
Everyday modern life, family, and growing up
Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, characters, and dialogue
Functional look and sound
Hopeful and wholesome
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's hopeful and wholesome. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Plenty of situational comedy and slapstick
Expect plenty of situational comedy and slapstick.
Everyday modern life, family, and growing up
Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, family, and growing up. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, characters, and dialogue
The performances, characters, and dialogue stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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He's crude. He's crass. He's family.
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Uncle Buck is included with a subscription to Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 65/100 (IMDb 7.1, Rotten Tomatoes 61%, and Metacritic 51). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States. Content advisories: strong language.
1 h 40 min
Uncle Buck runs 1 h 40 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Uncle Buck higher (75) than critics (56). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $15 million to make and earned $79 million worldwide, 5.3 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+63GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Uncle Buck in 77 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 96 storytelling tropes for Uncle Buck, including Door Handle Scare, "Not So Different" Remark, Mr. Vice Guy.
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