Buddy (2026)

Details

Inside the colorful world of "It's Buddy!", a group of children spend their days singing, dancing, and helping Buddy - bright orange unicorn - spread happiness. But when one child refuses to play along, Buddy is not pleased and cracks begin to appear in this seemingly perfect world.

Starring

Keegan-Michael KeyDelaney QuinnTristan BordersMadison Skyy PolanCaleb Williams

Director

Casper Kelly

Writer

Casper KellyJamie King

Genre

HorrorComedyFantasy

Release Date

Aug 27, 2026

Parents Guide

• Sex Mild

  Buddy grabs a woman's butt at 49:40.

  Multiple bland and brief references to pedophilia.

  Buddy moans and licks a woman's face at 49:30.

  An old man tongue kisses a marionette at 59:50.

  A young boy says he does not want his penis to be seen while peeing at 59:38.

  A character asks what a penis is when another one mentions it.

• Violence Severe

  Buddy kills a child offscreen and their body is briefly visible later.

  A woman is choked and her head is slammed against a counter a couple of times. Her body is thrown to the ground.

  Characters are impaled with a unicorn horn.

  Puppet characters are assaulted, mutilated, and even decapitated. Only one of them includes blood and gore.

  A child is swallowed alive and whole.

  Buddy is impaled through the heart with the end of a mailbox pole. Lots of bloodshed.

  Buddy mutilates himself to fit through a smaller hole. It's bloody.

  Buddy is set on fire and we see graphic burns that get bandaged up.

  A man is killed by an axe to the head.

  Buddy stabs a man with a knife.

• Profanity Moderate

  There is some profanity later on in the film like "s**t," "titty," "hell," "b**ch," and "f**k."

  Some crude "penis" jokes.

  Sh*tty.

  Buddy calls Freddy a b**ch before dying for good.

• Drugs Mild

  Hallucinatory flowers are eaten.

• Frightening Scenes Severe

  Children are frequently placed into harm's way which may upset sensitive viewers.

  Some children are killed in this film, which will upset sensitive viewers.

  Buddy the unicorn drags those who get close to their televisions through the screens to be trapped in his world. He encourages children to reach out to their televisions so they can be friends forever, where it is later revealed that he pulls them through to be trapped in his world.

  Buddy's true form is revealed to be a monstrous, murderous horned beast once he is upset, which is shown fully and graphically. He goes on a rampage for the final sequence of the movie.

Reviews

• ★★★★★ 5 stars All Clear

  Nothing involving xenogenders.

• ★★★★☆ 4 stars Agenda Driven

  I give it a 4 because the plot was pretty good but I did get a little bored throughout the movie.