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Our Friend (2019) — Stream on Paramount+ · CriticCrunch

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Our Friend

Movie2019·124 min

Our Friend

Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite

A drama romance film directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 29%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.2/10

365 ratings

About Our Friend

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.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Cozy
Story Tags: grief and loss, sacrifice duty, trauma recovery, domestic home, close friendship, romantic partners, everyman, reluctant hero, slow burn reveal, nonlinear flashback

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Where to Watch Our Friend

Checked yesterday

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Details

Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Language: English

Cast

Dakota Johnson, Casey Affleck, Jason Segel

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How Our Friend Ranks

All movies

Top 29%

2010s movies

Top 24%

Drama movies

Top 29%

2010s Drama movies

Top 23%

★Gabriela Cowperthwaite films#3 of 4

Top 29% All movies.

the vibe

Our Friend Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetintenseapproachablelight-touchintimateearnest

contemplative

cozy

What it's about

slow-burn revealnonlinear flashbackgrief & losssacrifice dutytrauma recoveryeverymanreluctant heroclose friendshipromantic partnersdomestic home

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

contemplativequiet