The Friend
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.
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Cast
40 people
Naomi Watts
Iris
Known for
King Kong
Mulholland Drive
Bill Murray
Walter
Known for
Ghostbusters
Groundhog Day
Ann Dowd
Marjorie
Known for
The Handmaid's Tale
The Leftovers
Constance Wu
Tuesday
Known for
Crazy Rich Asians
Hustlers
Sarah Pidgeon
Val
Known for
The Wilds
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Carla Gugino
Elaine
Known for
Night at the Museum
The Haunting of Hill House
Noma Dumezweni
Barbara
Known for
The Undoing
The Watcher
Felix Solis
Hektor
Known for
Ozark
Sirens
Owen Teague
Carter
Known for
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
The Stand
Bing
Apollo
Gina Costigan
Jocelyn
Known for
I Know This Much Is True
Halston
Josh Pais
Jerry
Known for
Joker
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Scott McGehee Director · David Siegel Director Sigrid Nunez Author
Worldwide gross $4.1M · United States release March 28, 2025 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$4,139,459
Production
Big Creek Projects
Production
3dot Productions
Production
Bleecker Street Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 30, 2024
Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
United States · March 28, 2025
Limited theatrical
United States · April 29, 2025
Digital
United States
October 3, 2024 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 5, 2024 · Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival
April 4, 2025 · Theatrical
Australia
June 4, 2025 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
July 31, 2025 · Theatrical
Brazil
June 19, 2025 · Digital
Canada
September 8, 2024 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
April 4, 2025 · Theatrical
France
June 19, 2025 · Theatrical
Germany
June 19, 2025 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Italy
June 5, 2025 · Theatrical
Puerto Rico
April 10, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Fine Arts
Romania
February 28, 2026 · Digital · Prime Video / TVOD
Spain
June 19, 2025 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 25, 2025 · Theatrical
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