If you loved The Friend, try The Deep End

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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The Friend

2025 · dir. Scott McGehee, David Siegel

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Both films are directed by David Siegel, Scott McGehee, and they both carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Friend, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Deep End is

Morning fog still clings to the lake. A folded sweater sits on the pier. Margaret’s son isn’t alone—his lover never comes home. In the silence before breakfast she drags the body from the shallows. The clock starts the moment she calls the police. Just another thriller that forgets to be loud.

If you loved The Friend, try The Deep End

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What The Deep End is

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