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Our Friend

Our Friend

Drama · Romance · 2019

After learning that his terminally ill wife has six months to live, a man welcomes the support of his best friend who moves into their home to help out.

Movie details

Our Friend

2019 Drama · Romance 2h 4m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.2 / 10

Community rating

After learning that his terminally ill wife has six months to live, a man welcomes the support of his best friend who moves into their home to help out.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Our Friend?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Gabriela Cowperthwaite

Written by

Brad Ingelsby · Matthew Teague

Dakota Johnson

Dakota Johnson

Nicole Teague

Casey Affleck

Casey Affleck

Matthew Teague

Jason Segel

Jason Segel

Dane Faucheux

Cherry Jones

Cherry Jones

Faith Pruett

Jake Owen

Jake Owen

Aaron

Denée Benton

Denée Benton

Charlotte

Gwendoline Christie

Gwendoline Christie

Teresa

Court is in session

Put Our Friend on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.