Name: The Great Buck Howard
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2008-01-18
Duration: 90 min
Cast: John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt, Ricky Jay, Steve Zahn

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The Great Buck Howard plot summary

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.

Details

Release date: January 18, 2008
Runtime: 1h 30m
Genres: Comedy
Directed by: Sean McGinly
Country: United States
TMDB rating: 6.0 / 10 · 284 votes

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Cast

John MalkovichBuck Howard
Colin HanksTroy Gable
Emily BluntValerie Brennan
Ricky JayGil Bellamy
Steve ZahnKenny
Tom HanksMr. Gable
Griffin DunneJonathan Finerman
Debra MonkDoreen
Adam ScottAlan
Patrick FischlerMichael Perry

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Where can I watch The Great Buck Howard?

In the United States, The Great Buck Howard is available to stream on Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, and Starz. It's also free on The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free, YouTube Free, and DistroTV. You can also rent or buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play, and YouTube.