With Sally Field as the American Sweetheart who turns into the Queen of Misery, Whoopi Goldberg as her best friend and head writer, Cathy Moriarty as her rival, Robert Downey, Jr.

NEWYORKER: Soapdish

Six years ago, Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin), a guarded thirty-year-old corporate lawyer, fell for Dex (Colin Egglesfield), her law-school study partner, but stood idly by as he took up with her lifelong best friend, the loud, aggressive, uninhibited Darcy (Kate Hudson).

NEWYORKER: Something Borrowed

Her readers worship her outfits and cry along with her as if she is their best friend.

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As Mother's Day approached, Walsh wanted a way to remember her mother and 'best friend, ' even as she grieved.

CNN: 8 ideas for a memorable Mother's Day

Chancellor was colorful from the beginning: a drunk conducting a series of affairs with younger men, as well as one with the best friend of her husband, the wealthy Gary Reynolds.

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Cooper's character was colorful from the beginning: a drunk conducting a series of affairs with younger men, as well as one with the best friend of her husband, the wealthy Gary Reynolds.

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In apparent revenge, Ethan casts her best friend (Amy Seimetz) as his girlfriend in his new movie.

NEWYORKER: Silver Bullets

The film, which stars Kristen Wiig as a woman having trouble dealing with the fact that her best friend is about to get married, is almost exclusively populated by women.

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Her rendition of Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend as Lorelei Lee is superb.

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The E Street Band is an ensemble of characters, as well as musicians, and Scialfa expertly plays her role as Love Interest and Bemused Wife, just as Steve Van Zandt plays his as Best Friend.

NEWYORKER: We Are Alive