Friendship
A24 | Release Date: May 9, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 43 Critic Reviews
Positive:
34
Mixed:
8
Negative:
1
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60
The TelegraphTim RobeyJul 17, 2025
The recommendation might be stronger if the mortifying moments for Craig didn’t make me, personally, want to cower rather than laugh. Read full review
60
Screen DailyNikki BaughanJul 17, 2025
Part cringe-comedy, part diagnostic study of the modern pandemic of male loneliness, Friendship has several inspired moments, and strong performances from Robinson and Rudd. Ultimately, however, its determination to straddle both camps means it stretches itself rather too thin. Read full review
60
Time OutElizabeth WeitzmanMay 9, 2025
Yes, Friendship does feel in many ways like an expanded I Think You Should Leave sketch built on bizarro absurdism and a waterfall of exacerbating circumstances. To his credit, though, DeYoung – a TV director making his feature debut – does take advantage of the opportunity in some satisfying ways. Read full review
60
Rolling StoneDavid FearMay 8, 2025
The whole of Friendship isn’t as attractive as the sum of its disparate parts, and you wonder if a more concise, focused version of this look at the self-consciousness of dudes trying desperately to bond wouldn’t have hit better. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonMay 15, 2025
Male loneliness and insecurity is a thing and the subject of much discussion in media. For me, though, there’s only so much cringe you can binge. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsMay 15, 2025
The teaming of Robinson and Rudd periodically gets Friendship in gear. But the film’s primary comic impulse equates to the sound of gears grinding, in an attempt to shift from second to third. Read full review
50
TimeStephanie ZacharekMay 9, 2025
How much Tim Robinson is too much? Maybe the exact amount you get in Friendship, the feature debut of writer-director Andrew DeYoung. Read full review
50
VarietyOwen GleibermanApr 24, 2025
Robinson’s brand of middle-class psycho surrealism works perfectly in bite-size sketch-comedy doses. Stretched out to feature length, a character like Craig simply stops making sense. Read full review
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