Movies about Friendship
Explore films and series about friendship — Platonic relationships and social bonds. Watchin ranks titles by how strongly they explore this theme, so you can find something that fits how you feel tonight.
Watchin ranks 526 films and series about friendship by how strongly each one explores the theme, using a taste model built on viewer ratings rather than genre labels.
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- Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (2023)
- Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)
- One Piece (1999)
- Hunter x Hunter (2011)
- The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
- Weak Hero (2022)
- Fighting Spirit (2000)
- The Owl House (2020)
- Anne with an E (2017)
- Project Hail Mary (2026)
- Amphibia (2019)
- Bluey (2018)
- Cardcaptor Sakura (1998)
- Your Lie in April (2014)
- Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016)
- Kamisama Kiss (2012)
- Heartstopper (2022)
- Merlí (2015)
- Young Hearts (2024)
- Stranger Things (2016)
- Hidden Love (2023)
- Sherlock (2010)
- NANA (2006)
- She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018)
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Common questions
What are the best movies about friendship?
Watchin's highest-ranked films and series about friendship include Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Avatar: The Last Airbender and One Piece. Ranking reflects how strongly each title explores the theme, not how recent or popular it is.
How does Watchin decide which titles are about friendship?
Each title is scored against friendship as a life topic from its story, themes and emotional tone, then ranked by audience rating among titles with enough ratings to be reliable. Titles below 250 ratings are excluded so the list is not dominated by obscure entries with a handful of perfect scores.
How many films and series about friendship are there?
Watchin's catalogue contains 526 titles about friendship that meet the ratings threshold. The full ranked list is free to browse.