The Friend

(2025)

★ 6.7 IMDb · 124 votes

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Year: 2025

Runtime: 119 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: David Siegel, Scott McGehee

Cast: Наоми Уоттс, Билл Мюррей, Энн Дауд, Констанс Ву, Сара Пиджон, Карла Гуджино, Нома Думезвени, Феликс Солис, Оуэн Тиг, Bing

Plot

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.

Novelist and creative writing teacher Iris (Naomi Watts) finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor (Bill Murray) commits suicide and bequeaths his beloved Great Dane to her. The regal yet intractable beast, named Apollo, immediately creates 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 choice to take his own life. Yet as Iris finds herself unexpectedly bonding to the animal, she begins to come to terms with her past, her lost friend, and her own creative inner life.