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The Friend

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The Friend

Mar 28, 2025

1h 59m

★ 6.6

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Big Creek Projects

3dot Productions

Cast

Naomi Watts

Iris

Naomi Watts

Bill Murray

Walter

Bill Murray

Ann Dowd

Marjorie

Ann Dowd

Constance Wu

Tuesday

Constance Wu

Sarah Pidgeon

Val

Sarah Pidgeon

Carla Gugino

Elaine

Carla Gugino

Noma Dumezweni

Barbara

Noma Dumezweni

Felix Solis

Hektor

Felix Solis

Owen Teague

Carter

Owen Teague

Bing

Apollo

Bing

Gina Costigan

Jocelyn

Gina Costigan

Josh Pais

Jerry

Josh Pais

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