Items20The creator’s order
  1. 1Platonic (2023)Platonic (2023) 7.2/10 on IMDbFirst aired 23 May 2023Two former best friends reconnect in midlife and discover that being each other's release valve can destabilise everybody else. Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen make the giddiness persuasive, but spouses, work and responsibilities keep intruding. Choose it for the awkward business of fitting an old…0
  2. 2Somebody Somewhere (2022)Somebody Somewhere (2022) 8.3/10 on IMDbFirst aired 16 Jan 2022Sam and Joel's friendship develops through small invitations, music and learning when a joke has become a defence. Their lives do not advance at the same speed, which gives the affection something to negotiate. A quiet, funny choice when you want care demonstrated in ordinary actions instead of…0
  3. 3Detectorists (2014)Detectorists (2014) 8.6/10 on IMDbFirst aired 2 Oct 2014Andy and Lance can talk for ages without saying the thing that matters, then understand each other through a small shared task. Metal detecting provides the routine that holds their friendship together while relationships and disappointments shift. Start here for understated male companionship with…0
  4. 4Insecure (2016)Insecure (2016) 8.1/10 on IMDbFirst aired 9 Oct 2016Issa and Molly know how to make each other laugh, but that does not mean they know how to make room for each other's changing lives. Careers, relationships and defensive habits test their closeness. The sharpest pleasure is seeing a friendship treated as a major adult relationship, complete with…0
  5. 5Big Mood (2024)Big Mood (2024) 6.9/10 on IMDbFirst aired 28 Mar 2024Maggie and Eddie's old intimacy comes under pressure from bipolar disorder, financial strain and the limits of being permanently available. Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West make the jokes feel like part of the bond, not a pause in the drama. The later story's concern with repairing a falling-out…0
  6. 6Men of a Certain Age (2009)Men of a Certain Age (2009) 8.0/10 on IMDbFirst aired 7 Dec 2009Three long-standing friends have different jobs, disappointments and ways of avoiding the subject. Their regular conversations become a place to admit what is going badly, sometimes much later than they should. Choose this low-key comedy-drama for male friendship that requires patience rather than…0
  7. 7Togetherness (2015)Togetherness (2015) 7.5/10 on IMDbFirst aired 11 Jan 2015Sharing a home does not guarantee four adults will understand one another's ambitions or loyalties. The Duplass brothers' comedy-drama makes friendship and marriage rub awkwardly against unequal confidence and unfinished creative hopes. Its intimate scale suits viewers interested in how a seemingly…0
  8. 8My Brilliant Friend (2018)My Brilliant Friend (2018) 8.6/10 on IMDbFirst aired 27 Nov 2018Elena and Lila's bond changes as education, marriage, work and class create very different possibilities. Neither admiration nor rivalry can fully explain what keeps drawing them back. This is the demanding dramatic choice, with violence and hardship woven through its long history, rewarding…0
  9. 9Dead to Me (2019)Dead to Me (2019) 7.9/10 on IMDbFirst aired 3 May 2019A grief-group meeting produces a friendship whose comfort and danger are difficult to separate. Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini make the attraction between very different temperaments convincing. Its escalating crime story is deliberately heightened, but trust, practical care and the…0
  10. 10Firefly Lane (2021)Firefly Lane (2021) 7.7/10 on IMDbFirst aired 3 Feb 2021Kate and Tully keep trying to remain indispensable to each other as careers, families and public success pull their lives out of alignment. The decades-spanning structure lets an old slight acquire a new meaning years later. Choose it for full-hearted melodrama and emotional upheaval, including…0