Friends
1994 | 10 seasons | Comedy
Why it’s a Friday Night Flick
Audiences adore it (8.4/10), it won 6 Emmys, it ran for 10 seasons and people are still talking about it. Make plans for this one.
Our take: The defining 90s sitcom, endlessly rerun and rediscovered by every new generation of viewers. Low stakes, high rewatchability.
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Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get from each other to be the perfect antidote to the pressures of life.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
No major critic scores on record yet
- AudiencesVery strong
8.4/10 from 9K viewers, plus 1 MMM member rating
- AwardsVery strong
10 wins, 18 other nominations — won Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series; won Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Box office & staying powerVery strong
10 seasons
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
1.7 million Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
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Trailer
Cast & crew
Created by Marta Kauffman, David Crane
- Jennifer AnistonRachel Green
- Courteney CoxMonica Geller
- Lisa KudrowPhoebe Buffay
- Matt LeBlancJoey Tribbiani
- Matthew PerryChandler Bing
- David SchwimmerRoss Geller