Overview
A suburban dad's life spirals into chaos as he becomes infatuated with his charming new neighbor, leading to unexpected hilarity and dark revelations.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- awkward
- uneasy
- indie movie night
- dark comedy night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Andrew DeYoung's confident direction, polished visual style, uneasy cringe-comic tone, and Tim Robinson's lead performance, while finding the deliberately stressful escalation divisive for some viewers.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Craig repeatedly makes increasingly poor social decisions in his attempts to bond with Austin, producing deliberately stressful humor.
Critics specifically praised the contrast between cringe comedy and the film's carefully staged, visually elevated presentation.
Craig's fascination with his charismatic new neighbor grows into a destabilizing fixation that threatens his marriage and family life.
The Watermans' neighborhood, marriage, work life, and neighborly encounters become the pressure chamber for Craig's escalating distress.
Films like Friendship, and why
I Love You, Man
shared cringe comedy, escalating social anxiety, and uncomfortable male friendship
Sorry to Bother You
shared surreal workplace-adjacent awkwardness, deadpan performance style, and escalating humiliation
The Cable Guy
shared darkly comic obsession, suburban unease, and socially disastrous decisions
The Art of Self-Defense
shared cringe humor, male insecurity, and painful interpersonal escalation
Movie Details
- Director
- Andrew DeYoung
- Release Date
- 2025-05-09
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (335)
Cast
- Tim Robinson
- Paul Rudd
- Kate Mara
- Jack Dylan Grazer
- Rick Worthy
- Whitmer Thomas
- Daniel London
- Eric Rahill
- Jacob Ming-Trent
- Billy Bryk
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Friendship about?
- A lonely suburban father’s eagerness to befriend his magnetic new neighbor curdles into an excruciating spiral of obsession and domestic chaos.
- What is Friendship like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Friendship as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Friendship violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Friendship as mild.
- What did critics think of Friendship?
- Critics broadly praised Andrew DeYoung's confident direction, polished visual style, uneasy cringe-comic tone, and Tim Robinson's lead performance, while finding the deliberately stressful escalation divisive for some viewers.
- Which films are like Friendship?
- Films with a similar feel include I Love You, Man, Sorry to Bother You, The Cable Guy, and The Art of Self-Defense.
- How long is Friendship?
- Friendship runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch Friendship?
- In United States, Friendship streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel.
