The Friend

2024

Comedy / Drama

21
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 84% · 147 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 80% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 6719 6.7K

new york city suicide based on novel or book mentor writer dog

Director

Scott McGehee Photo
Scott McGehee

Top cast

Sarah Pidgeon Photo
Sarah Pidgeon as Val
Naomi Watts Photo
Naomi Watts as Iris
Carla Gugino Photo
Carla Gugino as Elaine
Noma Dumezweni Photo
Noma Dumezweni as Barbara
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1.08 GB
1280*536
English 2.0
R
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23.976 fps
1 hr 59 min
Seeds 8
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English 5.1
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23.976 fps
1 hr 59 min
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1 hr 59 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by enrpat-1 5 / 10

The story with the dog should be the movie, nothing else

The relationship between Naomi Watts and Apollo is just perfect and stands all by itself. The intimacy of the writer and the dog flows and feels emphatic. You can feel warmth and confusion. She, by the way, is, as usual, a great actress.But when the movie approaches the life of the dead friend, shortly played by Bill Murray, as well as the other characters, nothing seems coherent.Three wives, a daughter, not a hint on why the main character committed suicide if he was apparently so much loved, no fluid dialogues... It ends up being messy and with a chaotic storytelling. What a pity. Neither Naomi nor Apollo deserved that.
Reviewed by stevencsmovies 7 / 10

Great portrayal of grief

While on vacation in Hollywood (ooh la la) I obviously had to see a movie. Funnily enough, I chose the most "New York" movie out there. THE FRIEND is a drama based on a book by Sigrid Nunez about a writer named Iris (Naomi Watts). Her best friend Walter (Bill Murray) commits suicide, leaving her to deal with the grief of the loss, his many exes, and a Great Dane called Apollo. Living in a tiny apartment building, her landlord is urging her to move out because of Apollo. This dog is a huge scene stealer, very expressive and such a good boy. Yes he is. He reminds us that he's grieving right alongside Iris. They start to bond, even though she's not a dog person. This movie shows how one person can affect the people around them in different ways. There are thought-provoking and fascinating conversations that take place here. Taking control of your life can look like a variety of things, small or big. Apollo could be seen as a metaphor for a few things, depending on who's asking. THE FRIEND will resonate with dog-owners and everyone who has experienced loss, which is probably most people.
Reviewed by roxlerookie 7 / 10

Beautiful tale about humans, dogs, and death

Having watched this, I want to read the book. The story is very simple, and beautiful. The adaptation is well done, in that the movie is very competently executed, the cinematography is on point, the score is nice, and so on.A beautiful book, turned into a beautiful story, competently executed, what's not to like?To like this, you must like dogs and books. If you despise intellectuals, it wont work, as all the protagonists are writers, and ofc, that big ass Dane. What a beautiful dog.Bill Murray looks almost dead, and it's beautiful that he's making such movies at this stage of his life.Everything dies, and how we cope with loss is a universal theme.
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