▁from ▁a ▁script ▁by ▁Le h mann ▁and ▁Mark ▁Du pl ass . ▁It ▁stars ▁Du pl ass ▁and ▁Ray ▁Rom ano . ▁ ▁It ▁had ▁its ▁world ▁premi ere ▁at ▁the ▁Sund ance ▁Film ▁Festival ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁by ▁Net fli x . ▁ ▁Plot ▁Middle - aged ▁Michael ▁( Mark ▁Du pl ass ) ▁receives ▁a ▁diagn osis ▁of ▁terminal ▁st om ach ▁cancer ▁and ▁plans ▁to ▁get ▁medic ation ▁to ▁end ▁his ▁life . ▁This ▁ups ets ▁his ▁older ▁neighbor ▁Andy ▁( R ay ▁Rom ano ), ▁as ▁they ▁are ▁each ▁other ' s ▁best ▁( and ▁only ) ▁friends ▁and ▁escape ▁from ▁their ▁men ial ▁jobs . ▁Andy ▁encourag es ▁Michael ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁fight ▁the ▁cancer , ▁but ▁Michael ▁ref uses ▁to ▁prolong ▁any ▁suffering . ▁As ▁per ▁Michael ' s ▁wishes , ▁the ▁two ▁make ▁p izz as ▁together , ▁watch ▁k ung - fu ▁mov ies ▁and ▁play ▁P add leton , ▁a ▁game ▁the ▁two ▁made ▁up ▁together . ▁Andy ▁promises ▁to ▁finally ▁tell ▁him ▁a ▁r ous ing ▁hal ft ime ▁speech ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁working ▁on ▁in ▁secret . ▁ ▁Andy ▁is ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁help ▁Michael ▁end ▁his ▁own ▁life , ▁but ▁agre es ▁to ▁join ▁him ▁on ▁a ▁road ▁trip ▁to ▁the ▁closest ▁ph arm acy ▁that ▁will ▁fill ▁the ▁pres cription , ▁which ▁is ▁six