In the trailer for The Friend, the emotional support animal comes in a large package. Based on the Sigrid Nunez novel, The Friend follows Iris (Naomi Watts), a writer and teacher, who is grieving the loss of her friend and mentor Walter (Bill Murray) when she learns that he has left her his dog,

David Siegel and Scott McGehee cowrote and co-directed the dramedy based on Sigrid Nunez's National Book Award-winning novel.