The Friend

Category: Movies •

Genre: Drama •

Rating: 6.7

Director: Scott McGehee, David Siegel,

Writer: David Siegel (Screenplay), Scott McGehee (Screenplay), Sigrid Nunez (Novel),

Cast: 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, Joel Van Liew, Annie Fox, Carrie Vu, Sue Jean Kim, Joe Castle Baker, Gary Littman, Sarah Baskin, Jess Gabor, Anna Fikhman, Bruce Norris, Amy Warren, Gabe Castillo, Juliet Brett, Afsheen Misaghi, Seth Barrish, Ian Lithgow, Jonathan Raviv, Matt Leisy, Myrna Cabello, Tom McCarthy, Gregory Abbey, John Leone, Cedric Cannon, Grayson Powell, Alex Ziwak,

Language: en

Country: USA

Release Date: March 28, 2025

Plot: 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.