The Friend(2025)

Bleecker Street Media

R
Rated R for language including a sexual reference.
2h
- Drama

Release Date: Mar 28, 2025

6.3

Follows a story of love, friendship, grief and healing, about a writer who adopts a Great Dane that belonged to a late friend and mentor.

Release Details

Original Release | Mar 28, 2025 | Wide

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Box Office Results

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$67,629
Total US & Canada:
$3,941,217
Total International
$401,521
Total Worldwide:
$4,342,738

Current Showtimes

orround

Wed Sep 2
Thu Sep 3
Fri Sep 4
Sat Sep 5
Sun Sep 6
Mon Sep 7
Tue Sep 8

Director & Top Cast

Scott McGehee
Director

David Siegel
Director

Bill Murray
Walter

Naomi Watts
Iris

Cloé Xhauflaire
Camille

Other Details

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English

Summaries

Storyline

Novelist and creative writing teacher Iris (Naomi Watts) finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor (Bill Murray) commits suicide and bequeaths his beloved Great Dane to her. The regal yet intractable beast, named Apollo, immediately creates problems for Iris, from furniture destruction to eviction notices, as well as more existential ones, his looming presence constantly reminding her of her friend's choice to take his own life. Yet as Iris finds herself unexpectedly bonding to the animal, she begins to come to terms with her past, her lost friend, and her own creative inner life. — tegabrian

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