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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