Naomi WattsIrisSavaraTV movie
The Friend
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.
ComedyDrama
Starring
Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, Ann Dowd
Directed by
David Siegel, Scott McGehee
About
The Friend
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.
Information
- Released
- Mar 28, 2025
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Status
- Released
Language & origin
- Original audio
- English
- Country
- US
- Rating
- R
- Directed by
- David Siegel, Scott McGehee
Production
- Studio
- Big Creek Projects
- Studio
- 3dot Productions
Cast
People in this story
Naomi WattsIris
Bill MurrayWalter
Ann DowdMarjorie
Constance WuTuesday
Sarah PidgeonVal
Carla GuginoElaine
Noma DumezweniBarbara
Felix SolisHektor
Owen TeagueCarter
BingApollo
Gina CostiganJocelyn
Josh PaisJerryMetadata and artwork discovery powered by TMDB.