The confidant (feminine: confidante, same pronunciation) character is usually someone the lead character confides in and trusts. Typically, these consist of the best friend, relative, doctor or boss. The confidant character is most common in romantic comedy film but often appear in other genres. A Best Friend is usually a chosen friend with whom one shares a deeper level of understanding, trust and affection than most others they are close to. ... Kinship is a biological and/or familial relationship between two organisms. ... Look up boss in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Romantic comedy films are a sub-genre of comedy films as well as of romance films. ...

Examples of a confidant character, would be Rob Reiner to Bruce Willis in The Story of Us, Kevin Pollak to Matthew McConaughey in The Wedding Planner or Charles S. Dutton to Johnny Depp in Nick of Time. An unusual take on this idea is used in the first season of the drama series 24, in which the main character's confidant is revealed to have been acting against him throughout the events of the day. Robert Rob Reiner (born March 6, 1947 in The Bronx, New York) is an American actor, director, producer, writer and anti-tobacco activist. ... Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955 as Walter Bruce Willis in Idar-Oberstein, West Germany) is an American actor and singer. ... The Story of Us is a 1999 film starring Bruce Willis and Michelle Pfeiffer as a married couple of 15 years directed by Rob Reiner. ... Kevin Pollak Kevin E. Pollak (born on October 30, 1957 in San Francisco, California) is an American actor and comedian, best known for his uncanny impressions of Christopher Walken and William Shatner. ... Matthew David McConaughey (born November 4, 1969 in Uvalde, Texas) is an American actor. ... The Wedding Planner is a romantic comedy released in 2001 starring Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey. ... Charles Dutton (born January 30, 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American actor/director. ... Johnny Depp (born John Christopher Depp II on June 9, 1963, in Owensboro, Kentucky) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor, known for his affinity for strange character roles. ... The expression Nick of Time (in the nick of time means just in time) is also the title of the following works. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 24 is a current Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American television series, created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran, and produced by Imagine Television. ... Nina Myers is a fictional character on the television series, 24, played by Sarah Clarke. ...