Friendship is a dark comedy movie set in a modern American suburb that tells the story of an awkward dad named Craig. Craig has a regular office job and lives with his wife Tami and their teenage son Steven, but he feels very lonely. When a charming new neighbor named Austin moves in down the street, Craig becomes obsessed with being his best friend. Craig tries too hard to impress Austin, leading to crazy, uncomfortable situations that threaten to ruin both of their lives and marriage. The movie focuses deeply on the theme of adult male isolation and how hard it can be for grown men to make close friends. It explores Craig's deep social anxiety and his desperate need to belong, which drives him to make increasingly bizarre and unstable choices. The story also shows Craig's crumbling family life as his emotionally distant wife reconnects with an ex-boyfriend. Viewers watch Craig go down a dark path of obsession, which turns the film into a tense, cringey, and funny look at suburban desperation.
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Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Friendship.
Woke representation / casting
The cast includes well-known actors like Tim Robinson, Paul Rudd, and Kate Mara in a normal suburban neighborhood. The film does not have any forced diversity casting, identity agendas, or swaps of original characters. Any diversity in the background is simple and matches a real-world town.
5%
Woke political dialogue
There is no political talk or social justice dialogue in this movie. The characters do not talk about structural problems, modern activism, or identity politics. The dialogue focuses entirely on jokes, weird situations, and uncomfortable social moments.
0%
Identity-driven story themes
The story is about how hard it is for men to make friends as adults and feel accepted. It does not contain any modern social justice themes, activist agendas, or identity politics. The movie stays focused on Craig's personal struggle with making friends.
5%
Western institutional / cultural critique
The movie shows a family where the parents are growing apart in a suburban home. However, it does not attack Western values, traditional families, or gender roles from a political or activist perspective. The setting is just a backdrop for the funny and tense story of a man trying too hard to be a friend.
10%
Woke character or canon changes
Not present in this title.
0%
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
There have been no major anti-woke complaints or reviews accusing the movie of being too woke or pushing an activist agenda. The only negative reviews come from viewers who did not like the cringey humor or found the main character too annoying.
0%
Creator track record context
Writer and director Andrew DeYoung has no history of activist work. The producers have made films with feminist and progressive elements in the past, but their background does not affect the actual content of this movie.
33%
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