The Friend

Name: The Friend
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2025-03-28
Duration: 1 h 59 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, Ann Dowd, Constance Wu, Sarah Pidgeon

2025·Movie·R·119 min·★ 6.6(119)

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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.

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About The Friend

The Friend is a 2025 English-language comedy and drama film directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel. The cast is led by Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, Ann Dowd. It has a runtime of 1h 59m. Viewers rate it 6.6/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount+ Amazon Channel.

The Friend was produced by Big Creek Projects and 3dot Productions and made in United States of America. It was released on March 28, 2025, and carries a R certification. At the box office it grossed around $4 million worldwide.

Director: Scott McGehee, David Siegel
Writers: David Siegel, Scott McGehee
Release date: March 28, 2025
OTT release: April 29, 2025
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Box office: $4 million
Production: Big Creek Projects, 3dot Productions

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The Friend cast & crew

The Friend was directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel and written by David Siegel and Scott McGehee.

The cast features Naomi Watts as Iris, Bill Murray as Walter, Ann Dowd as Marjorie, Constance Wu as Tuesday, Sarah Pidgeon as Val, and Carla Gugino as Elaine.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Trevor Gureckis, cinematography is by Giles Nuttgens, and it was produced by Scott McGehee and David Siegel.

Is The Friend worth watching?

The Friend holds an audience score of 6.6/10 from 119 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 59m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy and drama, The Friend is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Friend

In United States, you can stream The Friend on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, and Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on April 29, 2025.

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