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Friends: The Reunion

2021

1 hr. 44 min.

Comedy

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57 Reviews

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78%

500+ Ratings

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“Friends” stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer return to the iconic comedy’s original soundstage, Stage 24, on the Warner Bros. Studio lot in Burbank for a real-life unscripted celebration of the beloved show.

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Critics Consensus

It may work best for die-hards, but when it cuts out the noise and focuses on the connections Friends: The Reunion is as warm and comforting as a night in the café.

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KauÃ£ M

Even with all the criticism and problems, watching this is very emotional, if you do a Friends marathon and then watch this, you will feel emotional, I unfortunately took too long to see this thinking it would be bad, but after the tragedy Matthew Perry's death, I had to watch it and even though the feeling that it could have been better remains in the air, I still say that "Friends: The Reunion" is very good and worth watching.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/11/24

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Keith N

Best reunion show I've seen

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/30/23

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Felipe E

Very emotional , specially if you are a Friends fan.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/08/23

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Audience Member

The movie is wonderful. Especially the performance of Jennifer is commendable especially her views (https://thenewstoday24.com/jennifer-aniston-says-that-she-feels-useless-in-the-middle-of-russian-invasion-of-ukraine/) are really commendable.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

Me; The biggest Friends-nerd and fan out there, currently holding 13 rewatches of the original series Friends (1994). I genuinely loved every single second of this 2 hour Reunion special. All of the small scenes fit perfectly with the original series; reading script in character, watching bloopers, returning to the set, as well as the many interviews of our beloved cast of Friends. When I think about the reunion, I will always remember James Michael Tyler (RIP) on the big screen, being interviewed for roughly one minute. The way the producers cut most of the scenes, to keep it all under the 2 hour mark, is mindblowingly stupid! Fans all over the world have been begging for a reunion over a decade, and when they eventually make one, they cut the special short... Disrespectful to the cast of Friends, to the many fans across the globe, as many of us would gladly watch 6 hours of our favourite Friends talk and have fun, but most importantly incredibly scary to think about what else they may have cut, to let random celebrities have their 10 minutes of fame... Other than that; thanks to the cast of Friends (1994) for 25 good years with a ton of memories! Milestone!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

it was brilliant, I've watched it over 20 times already, it was so nice seeing them altogether, they've grown so much, seeing Matthew Perry become emotional, was like the icing on the cake, as his character admitted he hadnt cried since he was a child

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Ben Winston

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Jennifer Aniston

Self

Courteney Cox

Self

Lisa Kudrow

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Matt LeBlanc

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Matthew Perry

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Scaachi Koul

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A scripted version of what happened to the actors behind these archetypal characters would have made for more compelling TV.

Apr 8, 2022

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Carol Midgley

Times (UK)

Oh. My. God. Could this have BEEN any more schmaltzy?

Rated: 2/5

Jun 5, 2021

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Hugo Rifkind

Times (UK)

I have to admit that I, personally, was utterly sold from the first moment that Ross Geller walked on to the remade set. Waves of fondness. Constant smile. Not sure what's happened to me. No one told me life was going to be this way.

Jun 5, 2021

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Akos Peterbencze

The Screen

Friends: The Reunion is nostalgia at its most harmless and sincere form, where we don't have to pretend we’re having fun because it happens naturally.

Jul 25, 2023

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Aaron Phillips

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

This reunion show left me with a feeling of utter contentment that I got to be a part of this cultural moment when I was younger. The format of the show does suffer some bumpy moments as it loses focus of the core cast...

Rated: 7/10

Jan 23, 2023

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Bill Brioux

Brioux.tv

If you were a big fan of the original series... these two hours won’t seem long enough.

Oct 4, 2022

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Synopsis

“Friends” stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer return to the iconic comedy’s original soundstage, Stage 24, on the Warner Bros. Studio lot in Burbank for a real-life unscripted celebration of the beloved show.

Director: Ben Winston
Executive Producer: Ben Winston, Kevin Bright, Marta Kauffman, David Crane
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 27, 2021