Friendship streaming release date revealed: Here’s how to watch the Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd film online

Friendship is a film in the dark comedy genre, and it had its world premiere on September 8, 2024, at the Toronto International Film Festival in its Midnight Madness section. Andrew DeYoung made his directorial debut with this one. Here's the official synopsis as per Letterboxd:

A suburban dad falls hard for his charismatic new neighbor.

The film, starring Paul Rudd and Tim Robinson, has finally received a streaming release date. A24 handled the distribution and release of this film's theatrical release.

The film will be available for streaming on September 5, 2025. Let's find out the details.

Friendship streaming release date revealed

Friendship will begin streaming on HBO Max on Friday, September 5, 2025, in the United States. It will subsequently drop on HBO on Saturday, September 6. The film was released theatrically by A24 in the US on May 9, 2025, in a limited number of screens. It had a wide release on May 23, 2025. Republic Pictures, which is a branch of Paramount Pictures, handled the international distribution.

Friendship is produced by Johnny Holland, Nick Weidenfeld, J. D. Lifshitz, and Raphael Margules. Its cast members, as per IMDb, include:

Paul Rudd as Austin Carmichael
Tim Robinson as Craig Waterman
Kate Mara as Tami Waterman
Jack Dylan Grazer as Steven Waterman
Josh Segarra as Devon
Omar Torres as Jared
Jacob Ming-Trent as Nathan
Billy Bryk as Tony
Ivy Wolk as Jen Peyser
Meredith Garretson as Bianca
Jason Veasey as Zed
Jon Glaser as Big Sam
Eric Rahill as Mike
Conner O'Malley as Patton
Carmen Christopher as Jimp
Craig Frank as Buzz
Daniel London as Stan
Whitmer Thomas as Ian
Raphael Sbarge as Garrett

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, director Andrew DeYoung revealed that the film was inspired by his experiences of trying to make friends in his adult life. He said:

“It was less of a breakup and more of a desire to hang out with a person that wasn’t received in the way I wanted it to be. I caught myself getting pissed off that the person didn’t respond to me. I then thought my reaction was pretty pathetic, and I was like, ‘Oh, this could make a good comedy: a middle-aged man trying to be friends with another middle-aged man.' "

He added,