Friend, The (2024)

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Synopsis

Dir: Scott McGehee, David Siegel. Drama. Based on the novel by Sigrid Nunez. A writer (Naomi Watts) inherits her mentor's (Bill Murray) Great Dane.

Content elements

• Infrequent use of the sexual expletive, some in a sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, and vulgar expressions
• Infrequent use of sexual language and references - little detail
• Infrequent references to suicide - little detail
• Infrequent portrayals of alcohol use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

• Coping with loss
• Human/animal bonds
• Perspectives on the creative process

Classification rationale

Rated PG for coarse language

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