Our Friend

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Our Friend

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2021

2h 4m

Drama

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OUR FRIEND 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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Critics Consensus

Our Friend's occasionally frustrating approach to dramatizing its fact-based story is often offset by a trio of starring performances led by a never-better Jason Segel.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

06/21/2021

4/5

The director Gabriela Cowperthwaite, who made the stunning documentary Blackfish, orchestrates the action loosely - the pacing is, at best, leisurely - but the character portraits are acute and the three central performances flawless.

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Bilge Ebiri

Spirituality & Health

05/24/2021

Our Friend is a heartbreaking movie, the tears come early and they come often, but it's not without hope.

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Leonard Maltin

leonardmaltin.com

02/05/2021

I was tempted to dismissOur Friendas just another movie about a loved one's battle with a fatal disease. Then I watched it. Yes, it's a tearjerker, but it's derived from a first-person article and has three exceptional performances

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Ryan McQuade

InSession Film

04/04/2024

B+

I could have spent so much time with these characters in this story but it would have required another box of tissues to get through an extended run time.

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Akos Peterbencze

Vulnerable Man (Medium)

07/21/2023

In the end, Our Friend ends up being much more than just another film that aims to portray the cruel and unspoken truths about cancer and death. It becomes a movie about the beauty of friendship that lies in the important and the smallest moments, too.

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Zoë Rose Bryant

Loud and Clear Reviews

09/01/2022

3.5/5

Our Friend’s three terrific leads overcome the narrative’s somewhat scattered structure and suffuse the film with stirring sincerity.

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Jamie

02/21/2021

Must see movie if you love a tearjerker.

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Gene S.

02/21/2021

Great movie based on a true story.

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Jazlyn

02/21/2021

Cried the whole time in the best way

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Martha Bloom

02/14/2021

A little slow, but overall really good!!!

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Charlie

02/13/2021

Your review will help others decide whether to watch.

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Carlos08

02/13/2021

It had me and my girl and little cousin off guard at the end.

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Synopsis

OUR FRIEND 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.

Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Producer: Michael A. Pruss, Teddy Schwarzman, Ryan Stowell, Kevin J. Walsh
Screenwriter: Brad Ingelsby
Distributor: Gravitas Ventures
Production Co: Scott Free Productions, STX International, Black Bear Pictures
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 22, 2021, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 22, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA): $657.4K
Runtime: 2h 4m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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