The Family Friend
2006, Italian. Directed by Paolo Sorrentino.
Geremia, an aging tailor/money lender, is a repulsive, mean, stingy man who lives alone in his shabby house with his scornful, bedridden mother. He has a morbid, obsessive relationship with money and he uses it to insinuate himself into other people's affairs, pretending to be the "family friend". One day he is asked by a man to lend him money for the wedding of Rosalba, his daughter. Geremia falls in love at first sight with the bewitching creature and and soon indulges in a "beauty and the beast" relationship...
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Paolo SorrentinoDirector
- Giacomo RizzoGeremia
- Fabrizio BentivoglioGino
- Laura ChiattiRosalba
- Gigi AngelilloSaverio, Rosalba's father
- Clara BindiGeremia's mother
- Barbara ValmorinBingo's Grandmother
- Antonella SalvucciPresenter
- Marco GialliniAttanasio
- Giorgio ColangeliMassa
- Alina NedeleaBelana
- Valentina LodoviniDebtor woman
- Roberta FiorentiniRosalba's mother
Details
- Released
- 1 October 2006
- Original title
- L'amico di famiglia
- Country
- Italy, France
- Written by
- Paolo Sorrentino
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The Family Friend: quick answers
Is The Family Friend worth watching?
Our verdict is Worth the Hype: Clear your evening for this. It scores 7.2/10 from 316 TMDB viewer ratings.
How long is The Family Friend?
The Family Friend runs 102 minutes (1h 42m).
Does The Family Friend have a post-credits scene?
None is listed for The Family Friend. Viewers tag these on TMDB, so a brand-new film may not be tagged yet.
The Family Friend parents guide: is it suitable for kids?
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Which OTT platform is The Family Friend on?
The Family Friend isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 October 2006. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Family Friend?
If you liked The Family Friend, try Loro 2, Il Divo, Loro 1.
Who directed The Family Friend?
The Family Friend (2006) was directed by Paolo Sorrentino and stars Giacomo Rizzo, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Laura Chiatti.