The Friend
Film details
| Film Title | The Friend |
|---|---|
| Suitability | |
| Genre | |
| Length | 120mins |
| Year | 2025 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Director | Scott McGehee |
| Actors | Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, Ann Dowd, Constance Wu, Sarah Pidgeon, Carla Gugino, Noma Dumezweni, Felix Solis, Owen Teague, Bing, Gina Costigan, Josh Pais, Cloé Xhauflaire, Susan Wands, Susan Lynskey |
| Language | English |
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Writer and teacher Iris finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor 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.
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.
★★★★
The work Watts and Murray do […] is both emotionally raw and acutely thoughtful, rife with specificity. It’s career-high stuff.
★★★★
