19 movies that trigger our need for good friends

Modified Jan 21, 2025 16:41 ET

Henry Thomas in E.T. Extra- Terestrial | Image via Universal Pictures

12. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)

Asa Butterfield in The Boy In The Striped Pajamas | Image via Miramax Films

Based on John Boyne's novel of the same name and directed by Mark Herman, this movie tells about an unlikely friendship formed in the backdrop of one of the darkest times of humanity, the Holocaust. It is a tale of friendship between a Nazi Officer's son and a Jewish boy in the concentration camp. Their innocent bond, formed across a barbed-wire fence, underscores the impact of friendship and human kindness, even in the darkest times.