Best F(r)iends: Volume 1

Best F(r)iends: Volume 1

Friendship before money

Directed by Justin MacGregor

Produced by Sestero Pictures

2017103 min5.4 / 10

A darkly comedic buddy thriller about two outsiders whose unlikely friendship curdles into mutual suspicion and paranoia.

When a drifter befriends a quirky mortician, an unlikely business partnership is formed. Paranoia soon develops, however, and both men are forced to come to terms with the fragility of friendship and loyalty.

Questions people ask

  • Does Best F(r)iends: Volume 1 end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is Best F(r)iends: Volume 1 scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Best F(r)iends: Volume 1 sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Best F(r)iends: Volume 1 violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Best F(r)iends: Volume 1 easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity71

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise7

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Best F(r)iends: Volume 1

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Best F(r)iends: Volume 1

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Best F(r)iends: Volume 1, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Best F(r)iends: Volume 1, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Best F(r)iends: Volume 1, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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