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  • set film release to New York

  • set the parent rating to G for language including a sexual reference

  • added a running time of 120 minutes

  • set film release to Nationwide

  • changed the US film release date from March 21, 2025 to March 28, 2025

  • set film release to Limited

  • set film release to Limited

  • added a link from bleeckerstreetmedia.com

  • added a synopsis

  • In The Friend, writer and teacher Iris (Naomi Watts) finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor (Bill Murray) dies suddenly and bequeaths her his beloved 150 lb. Great Dane. The regal yet intractable beast, named Apollo, immediately creates practical problems for Iris, from furniture destruction to eviction notices, as well as more existential ones, his looming presence constantly reminding her of her friend’s problematic choices in both life and death. Yet as Iris finds herself unexpectedly bonding with the animal, she begins to come to terms with her past, her lost friend, and her own creative inner life.

  • changed the US film release date from TBA to TBA 2025

  • set film release to Limited

  • added a synopsis

  • Iris, a middle-aged writer, is overwhelmed by her grief after her best friend & mentor Walter commits suicide. While trying to move forward and make sense of what happened she is requested to take in his dog, a pooch named Apollo, since he needs a new home.

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