Our Friend

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Our Friend

Black Bear Pictures/Scott Free Productions

STXfilms/Gravitas Ventures/Elevation Pictures

My Rating: 7/10

#whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating 76%

Directed by

Gabriela Cowperthwaite

Screenplay by

Brad Ingelsby

Based on

"The Friend: Love Is Not a Big Enough Word" by Matthew Teague

Produced by

Michael Pruss, Teddy Schwarzman, Ryan Stowell, Kevin J. Walsh

Starring

Casey Affleck as Matthew Teague

Dakota Johnson as Nicole Teague

Jason Segel as Dane Faucheux

Jake Owen as Aaron

Gwendoline Christie as Teresa

Cherry Jones as Faith Pruett

Denée Benton as Charlotte

Isabella Rice as Molly

Violet McGraw as Evie

Marielle Scott as Kat

Ahna O'Reilly as Gale

Azita Ghanizada as Elizabeth

Sampley Barinaga as Kenny

Cinematography

Joe Anderson

Edited by

Colin Patton

Music by

Rob Simonsen

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