Amongst Friends (1993): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1993, Amongst Friends is an action, drama and crime film directed by Rob Weiss, running about 88 minutes. “When Crime is a Way of Life, You Never Know if You're Amongst Enemies...or Amongst Friends.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Director Robert K. Weiss gives a good accounting of himself in his first feature-length effort Amongst Friends. The film is set in an affluent Long Island neighborhood, the home of boyhood chums Patrick McGaw, Steve Parlavecchio, and Joseph Lindsey. With too much time on their hands, the kids turn to crime for "kicks". Events snowball into a climactic life-or-death drug deal, which threatens to end in disaster when one of the boys capriciously pulls a double cross. Barely released in 1993, Amongst Friends will probably get more play in future years thanks to the presence in the cast of Oscar-winner Mira Sorvino.

Who’s in it. Amongst Friends stars Steve Parlavecchio as Andy, Patrick McGaw as Trevor, Mira Sorvino as Laura and Joseph Lindsey as Billy, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.7/10, Amongst Friends has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel and Philo. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Amongst Friends page.

If you liked it. Fans of Amongst Friends tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.