In “The Friend,” a huge dog and his new human, played by Naomi Watts, are in mourning. Both actress and canine had to learn ...

Co-starring an enormous, soulful Great Dane named Bing, this literary Manhattan drama gives Watts and Bill Murray a forum for ...

Naomi Watts inherits a 150-pound Great Dane named Apollo after the death of her mentor Bill Murray in “The Friend.” ...

"I'm getting hoarse from saying how good she is in the movie. But it's really an extraordinary performance," Murray says of ...

The Friend” is about animals, and humans, and grief, and understanding. The Monitor’s critic says the film, based on an award ...

An adaptation of Sigrid Nunez's novel, Watts plays a bereaved writer who is bequeathed a giant dog named Apollo by her friend ...

Naomi Watts on acting with a 150-pound Great Dane in David Siegel and Scott McGehee's great dog movie, also one of the best ...

The star of “The Friend” has the loping stride of Robert Mitchum and the droopy, melancholy eyes of Peter Lorre.

Naomi Watts plays a writer in mourning who is given a formidable gift from a friend in this adaptation of the Sigrid Nunez ...

"The Friend" shows an unconventional bond between Bill Murray and Naomi Watts and includes one of the best dog performances ...

Naomi Watts leads this sharp, buoyant drama about life, death and companionship. She plays Iris, the best friend and onetime ...

Not much happens in "The Friend," starring Naomi Watts and Bill Murray, but that's OK, because what does happen is absolutely ...