Film

The Friend

2025 · 1h 59m · Comedy · Drama

IMDb

6.4

Rotten Tomatoes

84%

Metacritic

70

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.

Naomi Watts

Iris

Bill Murray

Walter

Ann Dowd

Marjorie

Constance Wu

Tuesday

Sarah Pidgeon

Val

Carla Gugino

Elaine

Noma Dumezweni

Barbara

Felix Solis

Hektor

Owen Teague

Carter

Bing

Apollo

Gina Costigan

Jocelyn

Josh Pais

Jerry

Cloé Xhauflaire

Camille

Susan Wands

Female Dinner Guest

Susan Lynskey

Host

Joel Van Liew

Male Dinner Guest

• David SiegelDirector · Producer · Screenplay
• Scott McGeheeDirector · Screenplay · Producer
• Sigrid NunezNovel
• Liza ChasinProducer
• Mike SpreterProducer
• Margaret CherninExecutive Producer
• Naomi WattsExecutive Producer
• Giles NuttgensDirector of Photography
• Trevor GureckisOriginal Music Composer
• Jay WadleyOriginal Music Composer

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Release date

March 28, 2025

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 59m

Rated

R

Revenue

$4,139,459

Genres

Comedy, Drama

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