Here we've displayed a list of the best Unlikely Friendship films : Green Book(2018), The King's Speech(2010), No Easy Way(1996), Leon Morin, Priest(1961), The Painter and the Thief(2020), The Wind Will Carry Us(1999), Tiger Bay(1959), Trading Places(1983), August Rush(2007), Kiss of the Spider Woman(1985), Smoke(1995), This Gun for Hire(1942) ... ...
8.2/10
Comedy, Drama
USA|China
2018
130 Minutes
Viggo Mortensen Mahershala Ali Linda Cardellini Sebastian Maniscalco Dimiter D. Marinov Mike Hatton P.J. Byrne Joe Cortese Maggie Nixon Von Lewis Jon Sortland
pianist driver bodyguard bouncer musician emotional touching amusing creative moving stage club car jail bar racism unlikely friendship unlikely allies travel music
A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.
8.0/10
Drama, History
UK|USA|Australia
2010
118 Minutes
Colin Firth Geoffrey Rush Helena Bonham Carter Guy Pearce Timothy Spall Derek Jacobi Jennifer Ehle Anthony Andrews Claire Bloom Eve Best Michael Gambon
prince actor speech therapist queen elizabeth ii uplifting fascinating england royal palace royalty stuttering unlikely friendship teaching public speaking king george vi rise transformation quest 1940s
The story of King George VI, his impromptu ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer.
7.9/10
Drama
USA
1996
107 Minutes
Alan Boyce Khandi Alexander Brandon Hammond Jermaine Montell Christina Pickles
pianist single mother teenager son doctor moving emotional tender los angeles hospital street aids unlikely friendship troubled youth dying young poverty discovery transformation 1990s
Matthew, a concert pianist played by Alan Boyce, has kept his HIV positive status secret and refuses help from family and doctors. On the night he loses his job playing mood music in a ... See full summary »
7.6/10
Drama
France|Italy
1961
130 Minutes
Jean-Paul Belmondo Emmanuelle Riva Irene Tunc Nicole Mirel Marco Behar Patricia Gozzi Gisele Grimm Monique Bertho Marc Heyraud Nina Gregoire Monique Hennessy
communist widow mother priest daughter tense uneasy provincial town france church rectory religion world war ii unlikely friendship spirituality holocaust temptation forbidden love 1940s
Set during occupied France, a faithless woman finds herself falling in love with a young priest.
7.6/10
Documentary
Norway|USA
2020
102 Minutes
artist art thief emotional engaging intricate striking oslo art studio unlikely friendship car crash passion crime discovery pursuit 2010s
An artist befriends the thief who stole her paintings. She becomes his closest ally when he is severely hurt in a car crash and needs full time care, even if her paintings are not found. But then the tables turn.
7.6/10
Drama
Iran|France
1999
118 Minutes
Behzad Dourani
engineer relative young boy assistant townsperson old woman engaging intricate offbeat emotional iran city rural community village house road cultural differences aging unlikely friendship fitting in
Irreverent city engineer Behzad comes to a rural village in Iran to keep vigil for a dying relative. In the meanwhile the film follows his efforts to fit in with the local community and how he changes his own attitudes as a result.
7.5/10
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1959
105 Minutes
young girl murderer detective street urchin sailor witness suspenseful shocking dark melodramatic cardiff, wales tenement house police station street church witnessing murder investigation conspiracy unlikely friendship deception
A twelve-year-old tomboy witnesses the murder of a woman by her Polish merchant marine boyfriend, but bonds with him and thwarts the police in their investigation.
7.5/10
Comedy
USA
1983
116 Minutes
Dan Aykroyd Eddie Murphy Ralph Bellamy Don Ameche Denholm Elliott Kristin Holby Paul Gleason Jamie Lee Curtis Alfred Drake Bo Diddley Frank Oz
wealthy man executive broker poor person hustler prostitute hilarious engaging philadelphia apartment office street bet human nature wrongfully accused unlikely friendship class distinctions wealth christmas revenge
A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
7.5/10
Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, Kids & Family, Musical
USA|South Korea
2007
113 Minutes
Freddie Highmore Keri Russell Jonathan Rhys-Meyers Terrence Howard Robin Williams William Sadler Leon Thomas III Jamia Simone Nash
orphan homeless person boy cellist mother father touching emotional new york city orphanage abandoned theater street chicago central park search music schemes paternity reunion unlikely friendship
An orphaned musical prodigy uses his gift to try to find his birth parents.
7.4/10
Drama
Brazil|USA
1985
119 Minutes
William Hurt Raul Julia Sonia Braga José Lewgoy Nuno Leal Maia Antonio Petrim Denise Dumont Milton Gonçalves Patricio Bisso Herson Capri Nildon Parrente
political prisoner gay man woman convict warden fascinating tender prison argentina politics imprisonment homosexuality fantasy storytelling unlikely friendship transformation discovery 1980s
A gay man and a political prisoner are together in a prison. The gay man narrates the stories of two fake movies and his own life.
7.4/10
Drama
Germany|Japan|USA
1995
112 Minutes
William Hurt Wayne Wang Harvey Keitel Harold Perrineau Forest Whitaker Victor Argo Erica Gimpel Clarice Taylor Malik Yoba Mary B. Ward Jared Harris
writer shop owner teen boy father mechanic ex-girlfriend creative amusing profound brooklyn, n.y. smoke shop upstate new york apartment reunion coincidence bereavement unlikely friendship family quest love
A Brooklyn smoke shop is the center of neighborhood activity, and the stories of its customers.
7.4/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
80 Minutes
Alan Ladd Veronica Lake Robert Preston Laird Cregar Tully Marshall Mikhail Rasumny Marc Lawrence Adele Pearce Harry Shannon Frank Ferguson Bernadene Hayes
hit man nightclub owner wealthy man beautiful woman police officer chemist dark brutal cool san francisco nightclub train los angeles hideout double-cross contract killing manhunt unlikely friendship reform revenge
When assassin Philip Raven shoots a blackmailer and his beautiful female companion dead, he is paid off in marked bills by his treasonous employer who is working with foreign spies.
7.3/10
Drama
France
2003
94 Minutes
Omar Sharif Pierre Boulanger Gilbert Melki Lola Naymark Anne Suarez Isabelle Adjani Isabelle Renauld Mata Gabin Céline Samie Guillaume Gallienne Guillaume Rannou
young boy muslim jew prostitute movie star shop owner tender moving playful paris istanbul grocery store neighborhood coming of age cultural differences unlikely friendship generation gap childhood relationships growing up
In Paris, a Turkish shop owner befriends a Jewish boy in his mid-teens.
7.3/10
Drama
USA
2008
96 Minutes
Martin Landau Melora Walters Octavio Gómez Berrios Krista Ott
abusive boyfriend artist drug dealer young girl old man neighbor gritty inspiring striking san francisco tenement house street senility poverty overcoming the odds survival self-sacrifice unlikely friendship underdog temptation
In a rundown apartment complex in San Francisco's Tenderloin, a septuagenarian seer is waiting for his final message. For decades the eccentric recluse has chronicled the phrases of the ... See full summary »
7.2/10
Drama
USA
1993
108 Minutes
Danny Glover Matt Dillon Rick Aviles Nina Siemaszko Ving Rhames Joe Seneca
homeless person mentally impaired person bully friend veteran gritty emotional new york city street homeless shelter mentorship homelessness unlikely friendship struggle survival hard times discovery transformation underdog 1990s
A homeless schizophrenic seeks the help of a streetwise combat veteran as they attempt to overcome cruel life on the streets.
7.2/10
Comedy, Drama
Argentina
1995
132 Minutes
Héctor Alterio Leonardo Sbaraglia Cecilia Dopazo Fernán Mirás Daniel Kuzniecka Antonio Grimau Cipe Lincovsky Federico Luppi
bank robber bank employee drifter police officer hostage elderly man amusing confident brash road argentina bank robbery road trip fugitives unlikely criminal unlikely friendship deception adventure temptation love
A road movie that begins when a man tries to rob a bank and the bank's clerk, a yuppie, pretends the thief has kidnapped him to help him run away. While they're running away, they meet a ... See full summary »
7.2/10
Drama, History
USA
2019
133 Minutes
Taraji P. Henson Sam Rockwell Babou Ceesay Nick Searcy Wes Bentley Anne Heche Bruce McGill John Gallagher Jr. Nicholas Logan Gilbert Glenn Brown Caitlin Mehner
klansman civil rights activist mother child politician council member tense passionate emotional inspiring moving north carolina city hall school hospital protest classroom ku klux klan segregation racism
Civil rights activist Ann Atwater faces off against C.P. Ellis, Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, in 1971 Durham, North Carolina over the issue of school integration.
7.2/10
Comedy, Drama
Germany|USA
2001
108 Minutes
Albert Brooks Leelee Sobieski Desmond Harrington Carol Kane Mary Kay Place Michael McKean John Goodman Pauley P. Lisa Persky
punk rocker retail manager ex-wife son teen girl offbeat heartwarming melodramatic los angeles albuquerque, n.m. clothing store coffee shop mall divorce unlikely friendship road trip self-discovery terminal illness rebellion quest
A 17-year-old girl has a troubled relationship with a 49-year-old man.
7.2/10
Drama
France
2003
116 Minutes
Roschdy Zem Ivry Gitlis Emma Suárez Valentina Cervi Rita Durão Silke Ayako Fujitani Bassem Samra Georges Abe Amar Attia
hustler artist beautiful woman conductor elderly man fascinating spirited engaging italy russia japan spain street traveling romance art unlikely friendship romantic dilemma mentorship adventure
Sansa is a young man. The camera pursues him, takes a peep at him, tries to catch his face, his look, his cap. The camera gets out of breath running after the man, becoming an observer, a ... See full summary »
7.1/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
India
2016
102 Minutes
Amitabh Bachchan Farhan Akhtar Aditi Rao Hydari Neil Nitin Mukesh John Abraham
young man young woman husband wife crippled man chess grandmaster gripping thrilling shocking intense emotional moving india city house bungalow police station death of child fight for justice unlikely friendship
A grief-stricken cop and an amputee grandmaster are brought together by a peculiar twist of fate as part of a wider conspiracy that has darkened their lives.
7.1/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1980
98 Minutes
Chris Makepeace Adam Baldwin Martin Mull Matt Dillon Paul Quandt Joan Cusack Dean R. Miller Tim Reyna Richard Bradley Denise Baske Hank Salas
rich kid bully bodyguard friend father grandmother amusing brooding gutsy chicago school bullying teen angst unlikely friendship fighting troubled youth coming of age underdog transformation growing up
When a boy comes to a new school and gets harassed by a bully, he acquires the services of the school's most feared kid as a bodyguard.
7.1/10
Drama
UK
2003
96 Minutes
ted bundy writer murder victim murderer friend student brooding disturbing frightful intense sad somber seattle crisis center crime scene city united states alter ego true crime unlikely friendship
Sting's wife Trudie Styler documents the turbulent bureaucracy both Sting and the filmmakers went through in order to complete The Emperor's New Groove (2000), a Disney film that underwent extensive storyline changes from start to finish.
7.0/10
Drama
India
2004
108 Minutes
Kareena Kapoor Rahul Bose Rinke Khanna Kabir Sadanand Yashpal Sharma Satyajit Sharma
young man young woman wealthy man prostitute gripping intense endearing india city mumbai brothel red-light district street breakdown chance meeting conversation change of heart unlikely friendship adventure quest
On a rainy night, when an investment banker's car breaks down in the red light district, he takes shelter where he meets and later befriends a prostitute.
7.0/10
Fantasy, Comedy
Italy
1988
110 Minutes
Roberto Benigni Walter Matthau Nicoletta Braschi John Lurie Stefania Sandrelli Paolo Baroni Franco Fabrizi Giacomo Piperno Flavio Bonacci Annabella Schiavone John Karlsen
demon priest beautiful woman possessed woman woman outlandish quirky hysterical rome house church possession unlikely romance unlikely friendship religion exorcism escape discovery love 1980s
During an exorcism, father Maurice meets a little devil named Giuditta, who refuses to return to hell and decides to discover the world.
7.0/10
Drama
Burkina Faso|Switzerland|France|West Germany
1989
90 Minutes
Fatimata Sanga Noufou Ouedraogo Roukietou Barry Adama Ouédraogo Sibidou Ouedraogo Adama Sidibe Rasmane Ouedraogo Assita Ouedraogo Zenabou Ouedraogo Ousmane Sawadogo
elderly woman boy witch villager cousin medicine man endearing engaging solemn africa village desert hut unlikely friendship african culture village life witch hunt ostracized illness rivalry
A small African village. The story focuses on Bila, a ten year old boy who befriends an old woman, Sana. Everybody calls her 'Witch' but Bila himself calls her 'Yaaba' (grandmother). When ... See full summary »
7.0/10
Romance
USA
1961
112 Minutes
Rock Hudson Gina Lollobrigida Sandra Dee Bobby Darin Walter Slezak Brenda De Banzie Rossana Rory Ronald Howard
mogul manager teen boy teen girl chaperone lover madcap lighthearted amusing tender italy villa hotel town vacation romantic dilemma scam generation gap accident unlikely friendship
Younger generation vs. "older" folks on vacation at an Italian villa.
6.9/10
Mystery & Thriller
UK
2008
82 Minutes
Alex MacQueen Phil Campbell
bird watcher stranger fugitive winsome engaging coast england unlikely friendship bonding birds on the run hide discovery transformation 2000s
On the windswept Suffolk mudflats creaks a bird-hide, inside which hovers Roy Tunt, a prematurely aged, mildly obsessive-compulsive birder. With one more sighting - the elusive sociable ... See full summary »
6.9/10
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA|UK|South Africa
2019
118 Minutes
lion cub lion father son friend uncle charming sad amusing incredible tense cheeky africa plains rock formation jungle wilderness loss of innocence death of father friendship
After the murder of his father, a young lion prince flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery.
6.9/10
Drama
USA
2014
117 Minutes
Kristen Stewart Peyman Moaadi Lane Garrison Joseph Julian Soria John Carroll Lynch Ser'Darius Blain Cory Michael Smith Julia Duffy Tara Holt Yousuf Azami Marco Khan
prison guard detainee prisoner emotional bay prison camp forbidden love unlikely friendship first job escape transformation
A soldier assigned to Guantanamo Bay befriends a man who has been imprisoned there.
6.9/10
Drama
USA
2008
99 Minutes
John Ratzenberger Shelly Cole Cindy Pickett George McRae Daron Jennings Josh Hutchinson Cory Duval
barber woman coworker cosmetologist landlord ex-boyfriend charming heartwarming touching small town barbershop battle of sexes generational divide new job tradition unlikely friendship community rivalry rescue sacrifice
A fading smalltime barber is forced to hire the last person on earth he'd want working in his shop - a woman.
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