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Best F(r)iends: Volume 1

2017 · 103 min

An offbeat, oddly tense buddy story that veers into paranoia, with a strange charm and darkly comic undertones.

Directed by
Justin MacGregor
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Starring
Greg Sestero, Tommy Wiseau, Kristen StephensonPino
Tagline
Friendship before money
Overview
When a drifter befriends a quirky mortician, an unlikely business partnership is formed. Paranoia soon develops, however, and both men are forced to come to terms with the fragility of friendship and loyalty.

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Stream in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Justin MacGregor
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Starring
Greg Sestero, Tommy Wiseau, Kristen StephensonPino
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • betrayal
  • greed
  • isolation
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour5
Realism5
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama, thriller, mystery
Directed by
Justin MacGregor
Written by
Greg Sestero
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
Farhan Umedaly, Justin MacGregor
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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