Where to watch The Great Buck Howard (2008) tonight
The Great Buck Howard (2008) runs 1 h 30 min, is rated PG in the US and averages 6.0 from 284 TMDB members. 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.
- Runtime
- 1 h 30 min — ends 9:30 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- PG (US)
- Genres
- Comedy
- Released
- January 18, 2008
- TMDB rating
- 6.0 / 10 from 284 votes
- Director
- Sean McGinly
- Starring
- John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt, Ricky Jay
- Language
- English
Where to watch it tonight
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Streaming availability by JustWatch. In the US, as of 2026-11-08: Amazon Prime Video (subscription), fuboTV (subscription), Philo (subscription), Starz Amazon Channel (subscription), Starz (subscription), Amazon Prime Video with Ads (subscription), Starz Apple TV channel (subscription), Starz Roku Premium Channel (subscription), Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free), The Roku Channel (free with ads), Fandango at Home Free (free with ads), YouTube Free (free with ads).
Questions people ask
- How long is The Great Buck Howard?
- The Great Buck Howard is 1 h 30 min long (90 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:30 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is The Great Buck Howard rated?
- The Great Buck Howard is rated PG in the US.
- Is The Great Buck Howard a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Comedy hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on.
- Where can I stream The Great Buck Howard?
- In the US, as of 2026-11-08: Amazon Prime Video (subscription), fuboTV (subscription), Philo (subscription), Starz Amazon Channel (subscription), Starz (subscription), Amazon Prime Video with Ads (subscription), Starz Apple TV channel (subscription), Starz Roku Premium Channel (subscription), Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free), The Roku Channel (free with ads), Fandango at Home Free (free with ads), YouTube Free (free with ads). Availability changes often; this page loads the live list for your country (streaming availability by JustWatch).
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