The Friend
2025 · Comedy, Drama · 1h 59m · R · ★ 6.7 on TMDB
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The Friend is a 2025 comedy and drama movie directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel. It stars Naomi Watts, Bill Murray and Ann Dowd. It runs 1h 59m and is rated R. TMDB users rate it 6.7 out of 10. Streaming in the US on fuboTV and Paramount+.
New York City writer Iris finds her comfortable, solitary life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor bequeaths her a Great Dane named Apollo. The huge dog immediately creates practical problems for Iris, from furniture destruction to eviction notices, as well as more existential ones. Yet as Iris finds herself unexpectedly bonding with Apollo, she begins to come to terms with her past, and her own creative inner life.
Details
- Released
- March 28, 2025
- Director
- Scott McGehee, David Siegel
- Cast
- Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, Ann Dowd, Constance Wu, Sarah Pidgeon, Carla Gugino
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Age rating
- R
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