THE COOLEST FRIENDS IN MOVIES

Han and Chewie/ Star Wars
An ice-cool space smuggler and his giant, humanoid dog… seeing it written down like that, it's nigh on impossible to imagine a cooler pair of friends than Han and Chewie. They might not be of the same species, but they always seem to be on the same page!

Andy and Red/ The Shawshank Redemption
Prison fixer Ellis "Red" Redding, and wrongly accused "tall drink of water" Andy Dufresne. Initially something of an odd couple, they become inseparable during their time behind bars, and eventually end up reunited on a sandy beach down Mexico way.

Butch and Sundance/ Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid
A pair of constantly bickering outlaws, Butch and Sundance share one of the silver screen's finest bromances, needling each other throughout proceedings like an old married couple. An old married couple that rob banks and trains for a living.

Harry and Sally/ When Harry met Sally
Harry and Sally might end up as lovers, and there might be a sexual undertone present throughout most of their relationship, but first and foremost they're best friends, looking out for each other whenever they're suffering from issues of the heart. Eventually, the realisation dawns that they're happier in each other's company than anyone else's, and inevitably, one thing leads to another.

Frodo and Sam/ The Lord of the Rings
The boundaries are a bit blurred on this one, because technically, Sam is Frodo's employee rather than his friend, but over the course of their journey, the bond deepens somewhat.

Woddy and Buzz/ Toy Story
Woody and Buzz, Andy's two favoured toys, initially rub each other up the wrong way before finally bonding as they overcome a perilous car-chase at the end of the first film. Plenty of further tiffs ensue, but by and large, they're allies through thick and thin.

Walter and the Dude/ The Big Lebowski
The Dude and Walter couldn't be less alike in their approach to life, what with Walter's manic energy and his friend's shoulder-shrugging apathy. However, they can't help but bond over their primary passion in life: bowling.

Riggs and Murtaugh/ Lethal Weapon
Police partners who learn to love each other on the job, Riggs and Murtaugh are a textbook case of opposites attracting, the former taking more risks than any public servant ever should while the latter shakes his head and bangs on about being too old for this shit. After four films of mayhem, they clearly can't get enough of each other.

Harry, Ron and Hermione/ Harry Potter
Harry, Ron and Hermione, the inseparable Hogwarts trio who become friends from the get-go, and stay together through thick and thin, saving each other's lives countless times in the ongoing battle against Lord Voldemort.

Charles and Eric/ X-Men
Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr have never seen eye to eye on the dynamic between humans and mutants, but even during their fiercest battles, the affection of their long-standing friendship can usually be detected, bubbling under the surface. A complex friendship, then, but an enduring one.

Sherlock and Watson/ Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes and Watson, skilled mystery solvers, hand to hand brawlers and all-round best buds. They get on each other's nerves sure enough, with Watson particularly peeved at his friend's reckless lifestyle, but he can never resist coming along for the ride, can he?

The Narrator and Tyler Durden/ Fight Club
The friendship that drives this raw and insane drama is the friendship between the Narrator of the movie and the charismatic Tyler Durden. The Narrator is the white collar worker who exemplifies that bored generation I mentioned, while Tyler Durden is the anarchist and chaos that takes him out the mundane funk he seems to be in. However, there is much more than meets the eye when it comes to the mystery that is Tyler Durden.