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THE FRIEND

  • 2025
  • 1 HR, 59 min
  • MAY 2 → MAY 15
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Released March 28, 2025
United States
1 hour, 59 minutes
Bleecker Street
Starring
  • Naomi Watts
  • Bill Murray
  • Ann Dowd
  • Constance Wu
  • Carla Gugino
  • Sarah Pidgeon
Director

Scott McGehee and David Siegel

Film Information

Based on the bestselling novel, writer and teacher Iris (Naomi Watts) finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor (Bill Murray) bequeaths her his beloved 150 lb. Great Dane. The regal yet intractable beast, named Apollo, 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 in this story of healing, love, and friendship.

Film Stills

Full Cast
Naomi Watts
Bill Murray
Ann Dowd
Constance Wu
Carla Gugino
Sarah Pidgeon
Additional Credits
Scott McGehee and David Siegel Director
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Reviews

“A lovely drama with light comic touches and many more insights about life, grief, writerly ambition and friendship.”

Randy Myers
San Jose Mercury News

“There’s a sweetness to THE FRIEND that is rare in cinema today. There’s no cynicism in McGehee and Siegel’s version of the story, nor is there any malice.”

Emily Zemler
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“[Directors] McGehee and Siegel juice this smart, affecting feature with sly nods to big-screen New York romances.”

Sheri Linden
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