The Friend
| Score: | 6.86 / 10 |
| Released: | April 4, 2025 |
| Director: | David Siegel, Scott McGehee |
| Producer: | David Siegel, Liza Chasin, Mike Spreter, Scott McGehee |
| Studio: | Mongrel Media |
| Cast: | Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, Constance Wu, Ann Dowd, Sarah Pidgeon, Noma Dumezweni, Owen Teague, Carla Gugino |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Length: | 120 minutes |
The Friend Synopsis
Writer and teacher Iris (Naomi Watts) finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor (Bill Murray) dies suddenly and bequeaths her his beloved 150 lb. Great Dane. The regal yet intractable beast, named Apollo, immediately creates practical 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 problematic choices in both life and death. Yet as Iris finds herself unexpectedly bonding with the animal, she begins to come to terms with her past, her lost friend, and her own creative inner life.
Based on the book by Sigrid Nunez.
Showtimes
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2 Imagine Cinemas Market Square
80 Front St. E. at Jarvis, Toronto,
(416) 494-9371
Fri - Tue 12:30 3:30
Wed - Thu 3:30
80 Front St. E. at Jarvis, Toronto,
(416) 494-9371
Fri - Tue 12:30 3:30
Wed - Thu 3:30
3 Varsity V.I.P., Toronto
55 Bloor Street West, Toronto,
416-964-2463
Fri - Sun 12:30 3:00 6:00 9:55
Mon 6:00
Tue 5:30 8:40
Wed - Thu 6:00
55 Bloor Street West, Toronto,
416-964-2463
Fri - Sun 12:30 3:00 6:00 9:55
Mon 6:00
Tue 5:30 8:40
Wed - Thu 6:00
4 Cineplex Cinemas Winston Churchill
(28.45km) 2081 Winston Park Drive, Oakville,
(905) 829-2009
Fri - Sat 6:30 9:50
Sun - Wed 6:30 9:35
(28.45km) 2081 Winston Park Drive, Oakville,
(905) 829-2009
Fri - Sat 6:30 9:50
Sun - Wed 6:30 9:35
5 Cineplex Odeon Morningside Cinemas
(21.02km) 785 Milner Avenue, Scarborough,
(416) 281-1444
Fri - Sun 11:50AM 2:50 6:00 9:10
Mon 11:50AM 2:50 6:00
Tue 3:20 6:15 9:10
Wed 7:10
(21.02km) 785 Milner Avenue, Scarborough,
(416) 281-1444
Fri - Sun 11:50AM 2:50 6:00 9:10
Mon 11:50AM 2:50 6:00
Tue 3:20 6:15 9:10
Wed 7:10
6 Imagine Cinemas Elgin Mills
(23.92km) 10909 Yonge St. Unit 33, Richmond Hill,
(416) 494-9371
Fri - Tue 12:55 3:55
Wed 3:55
(23.92km) 10909 Yonge St. Unit 33, Richmond Hill,
(416) 494-9371
Fri - Tue 12:55 3:55
Wed 3:55
8 Playhouse Cinema
(58.59km) 177 Sherman Ave. N, Hamilton,
(905) 545-8888
Sat 4:25
Sun 6:50
Mon 1:50
Tue 4:20
Wed 1:45
(58.59km) 177 Sherman Ave. N, Hamilton,
(905) 545-8888
Sat 4:25
Sun 6:50
Mon 1:50
Tue 4:20
Wed 1:45
9 SilverCity Burlington
(50.1km) 1250 Brant Street, Burlington,
(905) 319-8677
Fri - Sat 12:45 3:45
Sun 12:40 3:45
Mon 12:40 3:40
(50.1km) 1250 Brant Street, Burlington,
(905) 319-8677
Fri - Sat 12:45 3:45
Sun 12:40 3:45
Mon 12:40 3:40
10 SilverCity Newmarket
(43.92km) 18195 Yonge St., Newmarket,
(905) 953-2783
Fri - Sun 6:35 9:40
Mon 6:35
Tue 6:35 9:40
Wed 6:35
(43.92km) 18195 Yonge St., Newmarket,
(905) 953-2783
Fri - Sun 6:35 9:40
Mon 6:35
Tue 6:35 9:40
Wed 6:35
