7.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Comedy, Drama • 2025 • 119 min • Adults (18+)
The Friend (2025)
The Friend (2025)
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Bill Murray • Naomi Watts • Cloé Xhauflaire
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Not Rated
Political: Center
Diversity: Not Rated
Family Values: Mixed
Viewer Rating
7.1
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Bill Murray • Naomi Watts • Cloé Xhauflaire
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Not Rated
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film explores universal themes of grief, loss, and healing as a woman navigates the sudden death of her closest friend and forms an unexpected bond with his inherited Great Dane. Its narrative centers on personal emotional journeys and self-discovery, remaining apolitical in its focus.
Diversity: Not Rated
No information is available regarding the diversity, equity, and inclusion characteristics of the film, including its casting choices or how traditional identities are framed within the narrative. An evaluation of DEI aspects cannot be performed without this specific data.
Secondary
Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: Low
The film centers on a solitary individual's life being disrupted by a friend's death and the inheritance of a pet. The narrative does not significantly engage with traditional or progressive human family structures, roles, or values.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
The film focuses on Iris's journey of grief and the practical challenges of caring for a large dog inherited from a deceased friend. The available information does not indicate the presence of any LGBTQ+ characters or themes within the narrative.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film 'The Friend' does not feature identifiable transsexual characters or explore themes of gender and sexual transformation. The narrative focuses on other aspects, with no depiction of transgender identity or related storylines present within the film's plot.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film "The Friend" does not feature any characters whose on-screen gender differs from their established gender in the original novel. All main characters maintain their canonical gender from the source material.
Race Swap: N/R
There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
6.6
Critic Ratings
8.4
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