Humans are naturally social beings. The need to communicate and relate to each other is innate in a person. The drive to establish relationships paves the way for creating camaraderie. It is the inspiration for movies about friends and friendships. Flicks revolving around these themes are often heartwarming, fun, and relatable. It allows audiences to emphasize the characters on screen. Timeless classics of this genre are The Little Rascals, Three Stooges, Dead Poets Society, and The Breakfast Club. Films about friends and friendship are not only limited to humans. Some plots involve man and animals. Box-office hits like Free Willy, Beethoven, and Dr. Doolittle have this theme. Some flicks feature friendships between people and the supernatural. Movies like The Big Friendly Giant, Monsters Inc., and Abominable are key examples. The relationships portrayed in these films have a resemblance to real life. And that is the recipe for why movies about friends and friendships are box-office hits.
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