Our Friend

Our Friend

Year: 2019

Runtime: 124 mins

Language: English

Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite

Echo Score: 78
RomanceDrama

After learning that his terminally ill wife has six months to live, a man welcomes the support of his best friend who moves into their home to help out.

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Timeline & Setting – Our Friend (2019)

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Time period

2000s–2014

The story unfolds across roughly a decade and a half, moving from the early 2000s in New Orleans to a later period in Fairhope. It centers on Nicole's terminal illness in the 2010s, culminating in their final months and the family’s process of grieving and memory.

Location

New Orleans, Fairhope, Grand Canyon

New Orleans acts as the initial backdrop where the Teague family and their circle form. Fairhope, Alabama, represents a calmer, coastal Southern town that anchors the family through growth, distance, and changing dynamics. The Grand Canyon appears as a symbolic setting for moments of reflection and support among Dane and the Teague family.

🏙️ New Orleans 🏖️ Fairhope 🗺️ Grand Canyon

Last Updated: October 01, 2025 at 12:18

Main Characters – Our Friend (2019)

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Matt Teague (Casey Affleck)

A journalist and devoted husband who juggles career, family, and mounting crisis. He anchors the family with steadiness, processes personal pain, and channels loss into a lasting memory of their life together.

🗞️ Journalist 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 Family man 💪 Resilient

Nicole Teague (Dakota Johnson)

A theatre performer and mother whose terminal cancer diagnosis reorients the family’s world. She shapes the family’s approach to illness and legacy, choosing how to share truth and how to live fully in the time she has left.

🎭 Performer 💜 Matriarch 🧭 Determined

Dane Faucheux (Jason Segel)

Nicole's close friend who becomes a de facto guardian for the Teague sisters. He handles daily caregiving, supports Matt, and navigates the strains of loyalty and personal growth during an extended period of caregiving.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Friend 🛟 Caregiver 💫 Loyal

Kat (Marielle Scott)

Dane's girlfriend who grapples with understanding his unwavering commitment to the Teagues amid years of caregiving. Her relationship with Dane evolves as family needs take precedence.

💑 Partner 🧭 Relationship 🧩 Complex

Evie Teague (Violet McGraw)

The Teague daughter who grows up amid her mother’s illness and her father’s steadfast care. She embodies innocence, resilience, and the emotional ripple effects of a family in crisis.

👧 Daughter 🧩 Family center 💖 Tender

Evie Teague (Age 4) (Veda Joy Martin)

The younger phase of Evie, seen in early family memories, representing the fragility and hope within a family confronting illness.

🧒 Child 👶 Future 🫶 Hope

Molly Teague (Chandler Head) (Age 7)

Nicole and Matt's daughter who experiences her family's upheaval through childhood, highlighting the impact of caregiving on young lives.

👧 Daughter 🕊️ Hope 🧭 Grounding

Molly Teague (Isabella Kai)

The same character as Molly in older years, portrayed by a different actress, illustrating the passage of time within the family.

👧 Daughter 🕰️ Time passage 💞 Growth

Faith Pruett (Cherry Jones)

A hospice nurse who guides the family through end-of-life care, offering practical support and compassionate presence as Nicole’s condition declines.

🩺 Nurse 🕊️ Compassion 🧭 Guidance

Last Updated: October 01, 2025 at 12:18

Major Themes – Our Friend (2019)

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🤝 Friendship

Dane evolves from a friend to an indispensable part of the Teague family, illustrating how chosen family can sustain loved ones through crisis. The relationship highlights loyalty, sacrifice, and the power of steady support during long hardships.

💔 Illness & Mortality

Nicole's terminal cancer becomes the emotional spine of the narrative, showing how illness reshapes priorities, truths, and daily life. The family confronts treatment choices, fear, and the realities of impending loss while preserving dignity and care.

🌅 Legacy & Grief

As Nicole's days dwindle, the story focuses on creating memories and writing letters for the future, preserving her presence in the daughters' lives. Grief is processed through acts of love, remembrance, and the enduring bonds that remain after death.

Last Updated: October 01, 2025 at 12:18

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