Some older, others more modern, below we leave you 5 movies and 5 must-see series to see on that day that they go through this theme with emotion, laughter, nostalgia and joy. Titles with great stories behind them so that you can enjoy and start to feel friendship with all the emotion.
5 movies
Thelma & Louise
Under the direction of Ridley Scott and starring Geena Davislike Thelma, and Susan Sarandonlike Louise, with other great performers such as Brad Pitt and Christopher McDonald, Thelma & Louise is a road movie film from 1991. Thelma is a frustrated woman and wife, submissive to her husband and tired of being ridiculed. Louise, her friend, a waitress in a cafeteria and girlfriend of a musician who constantly challenges her search for commitment and stability in the crazy life she leads. In an attempt to escape from their exhausted routines, they decide to go on a trip and weekend getaway where things promise to be fun, but one event turns the situation around and the value of friendship is put into play more than ever and will be the only support that maintains the bond between them.
The Hangover
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Four friends go on a “bachelor party” to Las Vegas to have fun a few days before one of their weddings. After a wild and out-of-control night, they all wake up with a bad hangover in the hotel room where they find a baby. The worst part of all? None of them remember anything that happened the night before and the fiancé has disappeared. Directed by Todd Phillips and starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha and Heather Graham.
Superbad
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In this comedy directed by Greg Mottola and starring Jonah Hill, Michael Cera and Christopher Mintz-Plassetwo co-dependent students and best friends are in their last stages of high school and are fed up with their lives being based on being two boring misfits with no social life and girls. The long-awaited invitation to a party full of alcohol and women they always dreamed of, unleashes the plans and adventures that these friends will go through to become striking people and consecrate their eternal friendship.
The Shawshank Redemption
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In this dramatic story based on a Stephen King story, Andrew Dufresne is an innocent banker accused of murdering his wife and sentenced to two life sentences. After his sentence, he is sent to Shawshank prison in Maine, where over the years and through the experience of psychological and physical abuse in prison, Andrew will manage to gain the trust of the director of the center and the respect of the other inmates, especially the head of the bribery mafia. It is directed by Frank Darabont and starring Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton and James Whitmore.
The Sandlot (No Trespassing: Hercules Watches)
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Scotty Smalls, a fifth grader, must deal with moving to a new town with his parents and immersing himself in the adaptation of a new school, new friends and new people. After being made fun of by his classmates for not knowing how to use a baseball, everything changes when he befriends the leader of the neighborhood gang. In that moment, begins a wild summer full of sports, first kisses and adventures that will seal the eternal friendship between the two united by the baseball team. Directed by David M. Evans and starring Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Patrick Renna and Chauncey Leopardi.
5 series
How I Met Your Mother
A classic in the world of sitcoms, this series follows the main character with his group of friends in New York, Manhattan, and the story of how his father met his mother. Without a doubt, this series established from the beginning a solidity in representing the meaning of friendship, love and the ups and downs of moments of joy, happiness and euphoria, and of sadness, disappointment and pain. Created by Craig Thomas and Carter Baysstarring Josh Radnor, Neil Patrick Harris, Cobie Smulders, Alyson Hannigan and Jason Segelthis comedy succeeds precisely through grace in showing all the facets of friendship.
Big Little Lies
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This powerful trio of women starring Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and Shailene Woodleyembodies the beginning and construction of a friendship. Celeste and Madeleine are fun, enjoy life and are also the only ones who support Jane, the third of the group, a young single mother who faces confusion and chaos in her life. Together they will go through very hard and deep changes that hide a dark secret deep down that will end up sinking them or bringing them back to the surface. This modern miniseries was created by David E. Kelleybased on the book written by Liane Moriarty.
Entourage
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In this series, which will be celebrating its 20th anniversary in a few days, it tells the story of a young actor who managed to star in his first film in Hollywood. After the success, money, excesses and distractions that life as an actor brings, he decides to take his group of friends from childhood to live with him in order to keep his feet on the ground and not lose connection with his roots. Created by Doug Ellin and starring Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier and Kevin Dillonthis series is a great nod to male friendships and the importance of maintaining bonds over time no matter how much one changes individually.
Flash
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In this superhero fiction, after some particles produce a strange storm, lightning strikes Barry Allen, a scientific police investigator who falls into a coma and months later when he wakes up, he discovers that he can move at super speed allowing him to become the protector of Central City. Problems arise with the emergence of more metahumans that represent a threat to society. In those moments where Barry feels overwhelmed and overwhelmed, those around him will be his primary motivation to continue fighting and following his instincts. It was created by Greg Berlanti and starring Great Gustin.
Dawson´s Creek
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Full adolescence, confusion about who they are, what they want to be with their lives and what they will continue doing. This series captures first-hand the lives of four young people who, as time goes by, the number of people in the group increases and decreases and with it all the problems that it brings, primarily related to love and relationships. This drama is directed by Kevin Williamson and starring James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Michelle Williams and Joshua Jackson.
Source: Ambito
I am an author and journalist who has worked in the entertainment industry for over a decade. I currently work as a news editor at a major news website, and my focus is on covering the latest trends in entertainment. I also write occasional pieces for other outlets, and have authored two books about the entertainment industry.
