Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- warm
- nostalgic
- lazy sunday
- road movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found the film entertaining and well-crafted as a buddy road comedy, while faulting its clichés, simplistic political treatment, and uneven humor.
What sets it apart
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Tom and Veit travel through the United States immediately after German reunification, repeatedly confronting unfamiliar commercial and social norms.
Veit's search for his estranged father gives the cross-country trip its emotional purpose and underlying mystery.
Veit and Tom rely on one another while traveling with little money through an unfamiliar country and pursuing different personal impulses.
The production emphasizes expansive American landscapes as the two East Berliners travel from New York to San Francisco.
Films like Friendship!, and why
Thelma & Louise
buddy road movie comedy about outsiders navigating unfamiliar american culture
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
warm, episodic cross-cultural road comedy built around friendship and changing identities
EuroTrip
fish-out-of-water comedy pairing european protagonists with american capitalism and culture shock
Good Bye Lenin!
historical comedy-drama using personal relationships to approach political change and divided germany
Movie Details
- Director
- Markus Goller
- Release Date
- 2010-01-13
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (142)
Cast
- Matthias Schweighöfer
- Friedrich Mücke
- Alicja Bachleda-Curuś
- Kevin Rankin
- Chris Browning
- Kimberly J. Brown
- Todd Stashwick
- Dwayne Adway
- Kirsten Block
- Peter Macon
Common questions
- What is Friendship! about?
- Two East Berlin friends cross post-reunification America in search of a long-absent father, finding culture shock, comic misadventure, and unexpected emotional clarity.
- What is Friendship! like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Friendship! as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Friendship! violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Friendship!.
- What did critics think of Friendship!?
- Critics generally found the film entertaining and well-crafted as a buddy road comedy, while faulting its clichés, simplistic political treatment, and uneven humor.
- Which films are like Friendship!?
- Films with a similar feel include Thelma & Louise, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, EuroTrip, and Good Bye Lenin!.
- How long is Friendship!?
- Friendship! runs 110 minutes.
