Our Friend Movie Storyline. Based on the award-winning Esquire article of the same name, a man (Jason Segel) puts his own life on hold to move into the family home of his best friends (Dakota Johnson and Casey Affleck) and support them through a terminal cancer diagnosis.
When Dane (Jason Segel) moves in to assist his best friends from college, Nicole (Dakota Johnson) and Matthew (Casey Affleck) Teague, all three expect a short stay. Nicole has been diagnosed with cancer and Matthew is struggling to keep up with her needs while trying to help raise their two daughters.
But as a temporary gesture extends into an indefinite living arrange-ment, he all but leaves his own life behind. A sweet and stalwart source of support, Dane’s commitment extends beyond the call of duty and comes at the cost of his own job and relationships. As Nicole’s condition worsens, the lines between friendship and family begin to blur.
Best known for the documentary Blackfish, director Gabriela Cowperthwaite takes the twists and turns of ordinary lives and makes them into something extraordinary. Deploying a long running time — though the film never feels drawn out — she breathes life into these characters in a series of telling, non-linear vignettes that give us a chance to really get know and care for them.
Based on an Esquire article of the same name, written by the real Matthew Teague, The Friend is a story that asks us what friendship means. With brilliant performances from the whole cast, Cowperthwaite’s second narrative feature is a uniquely epic and heart-wrenchingly bittersweet saga of three friends and their intertwining lives.
Our Friend is a 2019 comedy-drama film directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, from a screenplay by Brad Ingelsby. It stars Jason Segel, Dakota Johnson, and Casey Affleck. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2019, and was released on January 22, 2021, by Gravitas Ventures. It was a box-office bomb, only grossing $699,452 on a $10 million budget.
Our Friend (2021)
Directed by: Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Starring: Casey Affleck, Dakota Johnson, Jason Segel, Jake Owen, Gwendoline Christie, Cherry Jones, Denée Benton, Isabella Rice, Violet McGraw, Marielle Scott, Ahna O’Reilly, Azita Ghanizada
Screenplay by: Brad Ingelsby
Production Design by: Cara Brower
Cinematography by: Joe Anderson
Film Editing by: Colin Patton
Costume Design by: Alana Morshead
Set Decoration by: Melisa Jusufi
Art Direction by: Samantha Englender
Music by: Rob Simonsen
MPAA Rating: R for language.
Distributed by: Gravitas Ventures
Release Date: September 6, 2019 (TIFF), January 22, 2021 (United States)
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