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    The Friend

    120 min | 31 July 2025

    Mature themes, suicide references and coarse language

    Starring Oscar nominees Naomi Watts and Bill Murray, alongside Bing the Great Dane, THE FRIEND is an unexpected and heartwarming journey through love, friendship, grief.

    Based on the bestselling novel, writer and teacher Iris (Naomi Watts) finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor (Bill Murray) bequeaths her his beloved Great Dane, Apollo. The regal yet intractable 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 in this story of healing, love, and friendship.

    THE FRIEND stars Academy Award nominees Naomi Watts and Bill Murray, and a 150-pound Great Dane named Bing making his big screen debut.

    Director
    Scott McGehee, David Siegel
    Cast
    Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, Constance Wu, Ann Dowd, Noma Dumezweni, Sarah Pidgeon
    Genre
    Drama
    Rating
    M (Mature themes, suicide references and coarse language)
    Release Date
    31 July 2025
    Runtime
    120 min
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