Best Friend

Best Friend

Best friends. Never be alone.

Directed by Nicholas Olivieri, Shen Yi, David Feliu, Juliana De Lucca, Varun Nair

Produced by Gobelins

20186 min7.5 / 10

A melancholic sci-fi meditation on loneliness and the hollow comfort of artificial connection in a near-future world.

In a near future, a lonely man is addicted to a product called ‘’Best Friend” which offers him perfect virtual friends.

Questions people ask

  • Is Best Friend sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Does Best Friend end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is Best Friend violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Best Friend scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Best Friend easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

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.

86/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity76

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise95

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love88

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Best Friend

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Best Friend

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Best Friend, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Best Friend, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Best Friend, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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