The Friend fingerprintImmersive world, strong craft, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Wholesome and moving
Much of it is about family.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, family, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters, performances, and dialogue
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Friend is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Wholesome and moving
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's wholesome, moving, and cathartic. Much of it is about family.
Everyday modern life, family, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, family, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters, performances, and dialogue
The characters, performances, and dialogue stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
Based on the GoodWatch fingerprint: our scores for 70+ attributes of every movie. Select a row to see all of them.
You are here: The FriendTap a poster to move
You are herePreview
vscompared with The Friend
The Friend2025
Point at a poster to compare itHold a poster to compare it
A chip fills to its level. Tap a full one for titles without that trait, a low one for titles with it.
Open a page:Like Father, Like Son (2013)Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)X+Y (2015)Virgin Mountain (2015)I'll See You in My Dreams (2015)Monsieur Lazhar (2011)The Spectacular Now (2013)Goodbye June (2025)Antwone Fisher (2002)Like There's No Tomorrow (2024)An Unfinished Life (2005)Late Spring (1949)You Can Count on Me (2000)Departures (2008)The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her (2014)Gifted (2017)Mother and Child (2009)Room (2015)Karwaan (2018)The Son's Room (2001)Our Souls at Night (2017)Brothers and Sisters (2006)My Sister's Keeper (2009)You're Not You (2014)I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (2018)Peranbu (2019)The Outrun (2024)Everwood (2002)Rental Family (2025)Somebody Somewhere (2022)With Every Heartbeat (2011)Maareesan (2025)Something in the Rain (2018)Toradora! (2008)Happy Christmas (2014)Open Hearts (2002)Words on Bathroom Walls (2020)Puzzle (2018)Am I OK? (2024)Now Is Good (2012)His Three Daughters (2024)Finding Forrester (2000)Our Friend (2019)The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017)Dear Frankie (2004)C'mon C'mon (2021)Past Lives (2023)My Girl (1991)The Split (2018)Lars and the Real Girl (2007)My Life Without Me (2003)Tomboy (2011)Good Will Hunting (1997)Flora and Son (2023)The Fallout (2021)Our Little Sister (2015)Young Hearts (2024)Causeway (2022)Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022)Manchester by the Sea (2016)Parenthood (2010)Away from Her (2007)Hospital Playlist (2020)
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
The Friend is included with a subscription to fuboTV and Paramount+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 73/100 (IMDb 6.4, Rotten Tomatoes 84%, and Metacritic 70). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States.
1 h 59 min
The Friend runs 1 h 59 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate The Friend higher (77) than audiences (69). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+50GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Friend in 64 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
6.4
