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5 Best Bromance Movies

By anna on 1 October 2009  |  No Comments

Let’s take a moment to examine some of pop culture’s best examples of the intricate and fragile bonds that comprise the closest of all possible male friendships – the bromance. The bromance is often characterized by an unfaltering love for the other man, but also the ability to be brutally honest about when he is making a mistake. Through the best of times and the worst of times, these men have each others backs no matter what comes their way.

5. Old School – When Mitch (Luke Wilson) discovers his girlfriend cheating on him, he moves out and rents a house on the nearby college campus. His two best friends, Beanie (Vince Vaughn) and Frank (Will Ferrell), start spending a lot of time at his place and they decide to relive their college days and escape their mundane lives by founding a fraternity that welcomes all the misfits and outcasts of the school and town. The school’s dean wants to get them off the property, but they fight back, all the while proving that their friendship is the strongest bond they’ve got to fall back on.

4. Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle – Harold and Kumar brings more to the table than stoner comedy gold; it’s also a prime example of a situation in which two friends stick with each other through thick and thin – a rabid racoon, a crazed Neil Patrick Harris, a stint in prison, and more – until they reach the most seemingly unattainable dream (in this case – those sumptuous, square White Castle burgers). If that’s not an example of devoted bromance, then we don’t know what is.

3. Ferris Beuller’s Day Off – This 80’s John Hughes classic remains a beloved teen comedy today and showcases one of the more intriguing bromances on this list; the coolest, most popular guy at school, and his neurotic, socially awkward best friend. Ferris (Matthew Broderick) and Cameron (Alan Ruck) blow off school and spend a day in the city, after which Cameron has a blow-out because he feels like Ferris has taken advantage of him one too many times. Yet Ferris is the only one who can calm him down and reassure him that everything is going to be okay. In this timeless bromance, Ferris makes Cameron live a little, while Cameron is the rational voice that keeps Ferris grounded and from going too far.

2. Superbad – This gem in the teen comedy genre centers around two best friends who come to realize that all they really need is each other. Almost-grads Evan (Michael Cera) and Seth (Jonah Hill) are feeling the onset of separation anxiety before they part ways to go to college, but a regular evening out turns into an adventure when they attempt to score some booze for a party and everything goes awry. Only after this crazy night do they realize that their friendship can withstand no matter what curveballs life throws at them. It brings a tear to the eye.

1. I Love You, Man – Not only does this movie focus on the phenomenon of the bromance, but it is also one of the funniest comedies to come out in recent memory. Peter (Paul Rudd) realizes that his wedding is around the corner, and he has no guy friends for his wedding party. He sets out on a search to find a best man and stumbles upon the crazy but lovable Sydney (Jason Segal, doing his best Jason Segal). Hilarity ensues as Peter embarks upon the close male friendship he never had, and the chemistry between Rudd and Segal is palpable. This bromance is truly a match made in heaven.
If you’ve been living under a rock and haven’t seen this comedy gold yet, check out the trailer for I Love You, Man!