My Very Best Friend (2008): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2008, My Very Best Friend is a comedy and drama film directed by Isabelle Doval, running about 92 minutes.

What it’s about. Esteban and Maxime are inseparable. Their families have always lived in the same Parisian building and Maxime, who has lived alone with his mother, a hard-working attorney, since his father died, has always felt part of Esteban's happy, friendly family. The boys have known each other since birth and consider themselves more than friends, they are brothers. The two friends have secretly made a small attic room the center of their world, where they invent characters and store their disguises and most treasured possessions. But their friendship is threatened when Maxime learns to his dismay that Esteban and his Spanish-born family are moving back to Spain. The two boys dream up a plan that they must soon put into action.

Who’s in it. My Very Best Friend stars Jean Senejoux as Maxime Breal, Martin Jobert as Esteban Marquès, Anne Brochet as Emma Breal and Ángela Molina as Louna Marquès, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.5/10, My Very Best Friend has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch My Very Best Friend page.

If you liked it. Fans of My Very Best Friend tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.