The Friend

The Friend

Comedy • 2025 • 1 hr 59 min

5.9

6.4

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.

Starring

Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, Ann Dowd, Constance Wu, Sarah Pidgeon

Directed By

David Siegel, Scott McGehee

Written By

Scott McGehee, David Siegel

Genre

Release Date

April 4, 2025

User Reviews

One of the most beautiful films I have seen.

Touching emotional movie about grief but also responsibility of taking in someone prior dog with happy & sad moments, Watts & Murray shines

The stories about new dog in the live of a human are comedies, not this, here’s a heart warming drama. And the ending thanks for that 😒😒

Woof, Touching

Amazing dog, meh everything else

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Ratings

5.9 – Based on 29 ratings

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'The Friend' With Scott McGehee and David Siegel | Academy Conversations

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