Our Friend Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Last modified: Jan. 11, 2021

Our Friend

Release Date: Friday, January 22, 2021 Limited

Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite

Starring: Jason Segel • Dakota Johnson • Casey Affleck • Gwendoline Christie • Jake Owen

R Drama N/A

5 / 5

81% WILL SEE 19% WON'T SEE

Coming Soon On Amazon

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: Tells the inspiring and extraordinary true story of the Teague family—journalist Matt (Casey Affleck), his vibrant wife Nicole (Dakota Johnson) and their two young daughters—and how their lives are upended by Nicole’s heartbreaking diagnosis of terminal cancer. As Matt’s responsibilities as caretaker and parent become increasingly overwhelming, the couple’s best friend Dane Faucheux (Jason Segel) offers to come and help out. As Dane puts his life on hold to stay with his friends, the impact of this life altering decision proves greater and more profound than anyone could have imagined.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Our Friend.

Jason Segel
The Muppets, This is the End
Dakota Johnson
Madame Web, Verity
Casey Affleck
Slingshot , Interstellar
G
Gwendoline Christie
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Personal History of David Copperfield
J
Jake Owen
D
Denee Benton
Genie
M
Marielle Scott
All My Life
A
Ahna O’Reilly
I
Isabella Kai Rice
V
Violet McGraw
M3GAN 2.0, The Curse of The Necklace
C
Cherry Jones
The Sky is Everywhere, The Village
I
Isabella Kai

Crew Behind the Film

The Our Friend behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Gabriela Cowperthwaite last directed The Grab and I.S.S. The film's writer Brad Ingelsby last wrote The Way Back and American Woman.

Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Screenwriter: Brad Ingelsby

Studios: Gravitas Ventures
Production Company: Black Bear Pictures; Scott Free Productions

Production Details

What we know about the Our Friend movie production.

Key Facts

Based on the prize-winning Esquire Magazine article.

Production Updates for Our Friend

Dec 2020

Completed

Changed Our Friend movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Feb 2019

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

All Trailers

Watch official Our Friend movie trailers and clips.

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Our Friend

Official Trailer

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Our Friend was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, January 22, 2021. There were 10 other movies released on the same date, including The White Tiger, Born A Champion and The Human Factor. As a limited release, Our Friend was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.