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Our Friend

R

Released Jan 22, 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

Times (UK)

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.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 21, 2021

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Bilge Ebiri

Spirituality & Health

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

May 24, 2021

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Leonard Maltin

leonardmaltin.com

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

Feb 5, 2021

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Ryan McQuade

InSession Film

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.

Rated: B+

Apr 4, 2024

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Akos Peterbencze

Vulnerable Man (Medium)

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.

Jul 21, 2023

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Zoë Rose Bryant

Loud and Clear Reviews

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

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 1, 2022

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Jamie

Must see movie if you love a tearjerker.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/21/21

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Gene S.

Great movie based on a true story.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/21/21

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Jazlyn

Cried the whole time in the best way

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/21/21

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Martha Bloom

A little slow, but overall really good!!!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/14/21

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Charlie

Your review will help others decide whether to watch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/13/21

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Carlos08

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

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/13/21

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Gabriela Cowperthwaite

Director

Jason Segel

Dane Faucheux

Dakota Johnson

Nicole Teague

Casey Affleck

Matt Teague

Isabella Kai Rice

Molly Teague

Violet McGraw

Evie Teague

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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: Black Bear Pictures, Scott Free Productions, STX International
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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