The Air Bud movies in order
There are 6 Air Bud films, about 7.5 hours in total. The first was released in 1997, the latest in 2027. Watching in release order is the safest way to meet the story as audiences did.
Air Bud is a 1997 sports comedy film directed by Charles Martin Smith. It sparked the franchise centered on the real-life dog Air Buddy, a cross-bred Golden Retriever, who shoots basketball hoops and appears as Buddy. The film was financially successful, grossing $4 million in its opening weekend and totaling $27.8 million in its run against an estimated $3 million budget. The film was followed by one theatrical sequel, three direct-to-video sequels, and a spin-off film series. In each film, Buddy learns to play a different sport while the spin offs focus on Buddy's children, the Buddies.
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Air Bud (1997)
1 Aug 1997 · 98 min
A lonely boy befriends a stray dog who has a natural talent for basketball and together they experience the highs and lows of life as their friendship remains solid through a series of escapades.
- 2
Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998)
14 Aug 1998 · 90 min
Josh and Buddy move from basketball to football in this first of several sequels to the original Air Bud.
- 3
Air Bud: World Pup (2001)
16 Sep 2001 · 82 min
In this second heartwarming and hilarious sequel to the popular favorite, Air Bud masters two new starring roles: soccer player and fatherhood. Loaded with laughs and cool soccer action, Buddy teams up alongside U.S. women's soccer greats.
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Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch (2002)
18 Jun 2002 · 93 min
Josh is off to his first year of college and Buddy has stayed behind with Josh’s little sister Andrea and the rest of the family. Andrea, attempting to fit in with her Jr. High classmates, decides to join the baseball team and along the way discovers that Buddy is a talented baseball player.
- 5
Air Bud: Spikes Back (2003)
1 Jul 2003 · 87 min
Air Bud finds that he has the uncanny ability to play volleyball.
- 6
Air Bud Returns (2027)
22 Jan 2027
12-year-old Jacob is an aspiring basketball player coping with the recent loss of his father. After he and his mother move to his dad’s childhood home in Fernfield, Jacob discovers a VHS tape of his old man playing basketball on the same court as a hoops-shooting golden retriever. Soon, Jacob begins his own adventure with a neglected golden retriever that he names Buddy.
Order and dates from TMDB collection data. Unreleased entries are added once they get a release date.