By Marquee Editorial4 entries
The My Friends franchise consists of four comedy films following groups of friends engaging in pranks and adventures. The first three films focus on an inseparable group of friends facing midlife crises, aging, and remembering their late companion Perozzi. The fourth film shifts the setting to fifteenth-century Florence during a plague epidemic with a different group of characters. Watching the series in release order allows viewers to follow the progression of the core group across the 1975, 1982, and 1985 films, while the 2011 entry explores a completely different historical period with new characters.

My Friends
Movie, 1975
Starts the franchise by introducing four inseparable friends who face their midlife crisis with daytrips and pranks at the expense of their families and others.

My Friends Act II
Movie, 1982
Follows the surviving friends meeting on the grave of Perozzi from the first film. They continue their adventures and cruel jokes while recalling past memories.

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My Friends Act III
Movie, 1985
Continues with the four remaining friends who are older now but still spend their time organizing jokes in various situations while Mascetti is in a clinic.

My Friends: Act IV – How It All Began
Movie, 2011
Shifts the focus entirely to five different friends living in Florence during the fifteenth-century plague epidemic, offering a completely different historical setting.
| # | Title | Type | Year | Rating | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Friends | Movie | 1975 | ★ 8.1 | Not yet |
| 2 | My Friends Act II | Movie | 1982 | ★ 7.6 | Not yet |
| 3 | My Friends Act III | Movie | 1985 | ★ 6.4 | Not yet |
| 4 | My Friends: Act IV – How It All Began | Movie | 2011 | ★ 4.1 | Not yet |
Average audience ratings, in watch order.
You should start with the original 1975 movie, My Friends, which introduces the core group of characters and their trademark pranks before moving on to the subsequent sequels.
Watching the first three films in release order helps follow the aging core group and references to the late character Perozzi, while the fourth film is a standalone historical story.
None of the entries strictly need to be skipped, though viewers looking for the core group's storyline can focus on the first three films and leave the historical prequel for last.
Watch in this order: 1. My Friends, 2. My Friends Act II, 3. My Friends Act III, 4. My Friends: Act IV – How It All Began.
This guide lists 4 entries, released between 1975 and 2011.
My Friends has the highest average rating in this guide, at 8.1 out of 10.