The Friend

2025Rated6.61h 59mComedy, Drama

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: Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, Ann Dowd

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Cast

  • Naomi WattsIris
  • Bill MurrayWalter
  • Ann DowdMarjorie
  • Constance WuTuesday
  • Sarah PidgeonVal
  • Carla GuginoElaine
  • Noma DumezweniBarbara
  • Felix SolisHektor
  • Owen TeagueCarter
  • BingApollo

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