I could have spent so much time with these characters in this story but it would have required another box of tissues to get through an extended run time.

| Original Score: B+ | Apr 4, 2024

In the end, Our Friend ends up being much more than just another film that aims to portray the cruel and unspoken truths about cancer and death. It becomes a movie about the beauty of friendship that lies in the important and the smallest moments, too.

| Jul 21, 2023

Our Friend’s three terrific leads overcome the narrative’s somewhat scattered structure and suffuse the film with stirring sincerity.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 1, 2022

Aside for some wobbly structuring and a few weird song choices, “Our Friend” is a moving and distinctly human study of love, friendship, commitment, and of what it takes to come out on the other side of such a life-shattering trauma.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 17, 2022

A perfect tribute, if an imperfect film.

| Original Score: 7/10 | May 13, 2022

Our Friend dramatizes Teague's account with raw performances and only a touch of sentimentality.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 17, 2022

The true story of a friend who just wanted to help out. The film as a whole feels like a dream-like montage, but touches on some grand emotional truths in that dream.

| Sep 13, 2021

The director Gabriela Cowperthwaite, who made the stunning documentary Blackfish, orchestrates the action loosely - the pacing is, at best, leisurely - but the character portraits are acute and the three central performances flawless.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 21, 2021

[The film] makes a fine enough contribution to the pantheon of films about terminal illness ... but it's ultimately only enough to leave audiences wishing that there were more.

| Jun 5, 2021

Our Friend is a heartbreaking movie, the tears come early and they come often, but it's not without hope.

| May 24, 2021

Our Friend manages to feel sweet without feeling overwrought or disingenuous, and there's a modesty to its largest intentions that make it endearing.

| May 10, 2021

Our Friend operates at a level of unabashed earnestness that is almost Ill-advised in these cynical times, but those willing to invite it in stand to reap the rewards of its power and poignancy.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 23, 2021

There are plenty of moments to laugh, and to cry, as we are captivated by the giggles of the children and relate to the every day moments. "Our Friend" is a perfectly balanced story that rings true to every aspect of life, including facing death.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 16, 2021

[Jason Segel's] a perfect casting choice. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 15, 2021

While it's easy to make cancer the bad guy in any film, the more difficult task is upstaging the disease with kindheartedness. Our Friend does just that.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Mar 5, 2021

Worth watching. It's not a favorite, because it almost wallows a bit too much in that sadness...but it works, with a few rays of light to open things up a little bit.

| Mar 2, 2021

Our Friend sets the bar higher for what compassion, kindness, and empathy are meant to be.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Feb 21, 2021

Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite allows some of the more solemn moments to truly sink in, which often makes this a tough watch.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 13, 2021

'Our Friend' is a compelling true story of friendship and loss.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Feb 12, 2021

Dakota Johnson, Jason Segel and Casey Affleck are incredible together in this movie that shows how vital our best friends are.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Feb 8, 2021