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The Friend
2025·1h 59m·★ 6.7
ComedyDrama
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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Naomi Watts
Iris
Bill Murray
Walter
Ann Dowd
Marjorie
Constance Wu
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Sarah Pidgeon
Val
Carla Gugino
Elaine
Noma Dumezweni
Barbara
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