The Friend (2025) Streaming - Where to Watch Online

Can’t wait to see 'The Friend' right from your couch? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the David Siegel-directed movie via subscription can be a huge pain, so we here at Moviefone want to help you out.

Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'The Friend' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'The Friend' right now, here are some particulars about the Big Creek Projects, 3dot Productions drama flick.

The Friend starring Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, Ann Dowd, Constance Wu has a R rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 59 min, and a scheduled release date of April 4th, 2025.

It received a user score of 67/100 on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 66 experienced users.

Let’s set the scene for you... Here's the plot: "New York City writer Iris finds her comfortable, solitary life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor bequeaths her a Great Dane named Apollo. The huge dog immediately creates practical problems for Iris, from furniture destruction to eviction notices, as well as more existential ones. Yet as Iris finds herself unexpectedly bonding with Apollo, she begins to come to terms with her past, and her own creative inner life."

'The Friend' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Paramount+ Amazon Channel, fuboTV, Apple TV, Paramount+ with Showtime, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Kanopy, YouTube, Prime Video, and Plex .