Friendship

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Suburban dad Craig falls hard for his charismatic new neighbor, as Craig's attempts to make an adult male friend threaten to ruin both of their lives.

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Tim Robinson expands his exquisitely painful cringe comedy style to feature length with seamless results in Friendship, a toxic bromance that'll make audiences laugh and wince in equal measure.

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David Fear

Rolling Stone

The whole of Friendship isn’t as attractive as the sum of its disparate parts, and you wonder if a more concise, focused version of this look at the self-consciousness of dudes trying desperately to bond wouldn’t have hit better.

May 8, 2025

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Keith Phipps

The Reveal (Substack)

'Friendship' is extremely funny, but also filled with dark undercurrents that intensify over the course of the film, as Craig’s desperation mounts and his attempts to recover his footing prove alternately short-lived and disastrous.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 8, 2025

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Matt Zoller Seitz

RogerEbert.com

“Friendship” is a visually, sonically, and musically immersive work, far more than a sitcom in feature form.

Rated: 3.5/4

May 8, 2025

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Hayley Croke

Loud and Clear Reviews

Friendship truly is a match of wits, as Andrew DeYoung perfectly utilizes Robinson’s gifts to guide an interesting and well-rounded conversation about the modern state of human connection.

Rated: 4/5

May 9, 2025

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Kip Mooney

College Movie Review

Equal turns hilarious and disturbing.

Rated: A-

May 9, 2025

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Robert Kojder

Flickering Myth

This film is often so caught up in its ridiculousness that it could crumble apart at any moment, just like the friendship at the center of this loose narrative. It doesn’t. Friendship only becomes increasingly hilarious and unhinged the longer it goes on

Rated: 4/5

May 8, 2025

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J5K

Extraordinarily painful to behold (complimentary). Honestly had to close my eyes several times, for social awkwardness is the true horror of human existence. This is in fact a horror film with comedy elements and not the other way around.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/09/25

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cuco1999 L

One of the funniest movies Ive seen all year. Tim Robinson is so freaking funny in this movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/09/25

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Joseph S

Friendship is a story about the challenges men have of building friendships in adulthood, and the insecurities in both platonic and romantic relationships that often come with middle age. Tim Robinson plays Craig, and well-meaning buffoon of an individual who can't seem to do anything right. He meets Brian (Rudd) who appears to be everything he isn't: a spontaneous, wildly successful, interesting, sharp-dressing weatherman who is not lacking in friends, yet takes an early liking to Craig. When Craig strikes out with Brian's friends and upsets Brian via a series of unfortunate and hilarious events, Craig becomes steadfast and determined to reignite their friendship and retain what he had for only fleeting moments. The film is peak Tim Robinson throughout, giving ITYSL fans everything they could ask for in a feature film. However, the story is cohesive and the characters intriguing, and Craig just endearing and sympathetic enough, to not allow the film to feel like just a series of sketches hastily glued together. Watching this in a full theater, about 20% of the dialogue was missed due to carryover raucous laughter from the previous gag. With this film, Tim cements his top-tier standing in the comedic zeitgeist of 2020s humor and leaves us wanting more. I have no doubt there will be more, and I look forward to building on this hilariously unhinged friendship.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/09/25

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Audience Member

Funniest movie I’ve seen in theaters in a long time. Even better the second time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/06/25

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Synopsis

Suburban dad Craig falls hard for his charismatic new neighbor, as Craig's attempts to make an adult male friend threaten to ruin both of their lives.

Director: Andrew DeYoung
Producer: Nick Weidenfeld, Raphael Margules, J.D. Lifshitz, Johnny Holland
Screenwriter: Andrew DeYoung
Distributor: A24
Production Co: BoulderLight Pictures, Fifth Season
Rating: R (Language|Some Drug Content)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 9, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 40m