The Friend

2025 · Comedy, Drama · 119 min

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.

Naomi Watts

Bill Murray

Ann Dowd

Constance Wu

Sarah Pidgeon

Carla Gugino

Noma Dumezweni

Felix Solis

Owen Teague

Bing

Gina Costigan

Josh Pais