New Best Friend is a 2002 English-language Drama Mystery movie written by Victoria Strouse and directed by Zoe Clarke-williams and produced by Frank Mancuso Jr. A North Carolina sheriff investigates the near-fatal drug overdose of an underachieving college girl, and uncovers many sordid details of her life before and during her descent into drugs and debauchery. New best friend stars Mia Kirshner in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Meredith Monroe, Dominique Swain, Scott Bairstow, Rachel True, Taye Diggs and Glynnis O'connor. The music was composed by David A. Hughes along with John Murphy. Cinematography was done by Tom Priestley Jr. and editing by Norman Buckley and Leo Trombetta. The film has a running time of 91 minutes. It was released on 12th April 2002. The film made a box office gross of $12 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by TriStar Pictures.