Last September, A24 acquired Andrew DeYoung’s “Friendship” in a deal said to be in the seven-figures. Given that it now has a May released date, “Friendship” will easily be one of the most gut-bustling and hilarious comedies of 2025. Here’s the trailer.
I included “Friendship,” which played TIFF’s Midnight Madness, as one of the 10 best films I saw at TIFF 2024. The reviews have also been very good — 84 on Metacritic, 87% on Rotten Tomatoes.
After his viral, and Emmy-winning, sketch comedy series “I Think You Should Leave”, Tim Robinson found his first lead film role in “Friendship,” a surreal buddy comedy co-starring himself, Paul Rudd, and Kate Mara.
Filled with socially awkward characters, offbeat dialogue, and just plain weirdness, the film follows Craig (Robinson), a suburban dad who becomes obsessed with his new weatherman neighbor Austin (Rudd). Some of the irreverent gags and set pieces that followed had me howling in laughter. It plays like a gonzo, deranged riff on “I Love You Man.”