Friendship

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Friendship

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Released May 23

1h 40m

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Mystery & Thriller

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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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Critics Consensus

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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Audience Says

A laugh-out-loud bromance for the ages, Friendship is a cringe man hug from Tim Robinson that feels uncomfortably right.

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Wenlei Ma

The Nightly (AU)

Friendship approaches male friendship in an off-beat and cringe but very funny way.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 28, 2025

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Emotionally desolate, but hilarious.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 22, 2025

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Jonathan Romney

Financial Times

If Robinson didn’t so completely inhabit Craig’s awfulness — and if the film didn’t unmask so many supposedly well-balanced other characters as themselves irredeemable — Friendship would seem unutterably cruel.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 19, 2025

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Asia Frey

Lagniappe (Mobile, AL)

It is full of genius details and accurate observations. “Friendship” is boldly conceived and brashly unlikable, and maybe not for the faint of heart.

Rated: B

Sep 25, 2025

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Pedro Gallego

Espinof

...the cast is well-tuned, and the story manages to take steady steps toward the existential abyss without losing that caustic humor which, even in its exaggeration, touches on uncomfortable and very real social truths. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Sep 22, 2025

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Matt Pais

MattPais.com

Understands the fear of relationship impermanence, and the fork between revealing yourself or hiding, and how vulnerability breeds both revulsion and connection. And the complicated thing that remains even when a dynamic goes bad.

Rated: B-

Sep 22, 2025

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chrisc

One of my favorites of the year

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/30/25

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Damien S

Like the show I Think You Should Leave, I think this movie is a breather. It will without a doubt take on more meaning upon several viewings. From the initial, however, you get alternative comedy at its finest from the maestro Tim Robinson and some of the most cringiest moments for comic relief. Worth the watch,

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/24/25

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Ruben

Thought it was going to be deadpan comedy. Turned out to be just weird. Laughed at a couple things, but cringed at most. Maybe it was too deadpan for me.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/13/25

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Sleepyboots

Funny and worth a watch

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/10/25

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Jason

Not worth price of admission

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/29/25

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Joseph K

One of the funniest - and saddest - movies I’ve ever seen. Cleverly written and perfectly acted.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/27/25

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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 (Some Drug Content|Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 23, 2025, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 17, 2025
Runtime: 1h 40m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.66:1)

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