A Simple Favor

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A Simple Favor

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Released Sep 14, 2018

1h 57m

Mystery & Thriller

Comedy

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Stephanie is a widowed, single mother who works as a vlogger in Connecticut. Her best friend, Emily, seems to have it all -- a successful career, a loving family and a glamorous lifestyle. When Emily mysteriously disappears one day, Stephanie launches her own investigation by digging into her friend's past -- and finding a few surprises along the way.

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Critics Consensus

Twisty, twisted, and above all simply fun, A Simple Favor casts a stylish mommy noir spell strengthened by potent performances from Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively.

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

Imagine an ABC sitcom based on David Fincher's Gone Girl, and you'll get an idea of what this lightweight comic mystery is like.

Mar 4, 2020

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Matthew Norman

London Evening Standard

It seeks only to entertain, and in its haphazard way it does.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 25, 2018

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Jo Livingstone

The New Republic

A deeply confused movie that feels like a mash-up of Mean Girls and an episode of Law and Order.

Sep 24, 2018

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Brittany Patrice Witherspoon

Pop Culture Reviews

A Simple Favor is a fun and fashionable thriller accompanied by killer performances from Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 11, 2024

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Noah Berlatsky

Everything is Horrible (Substack)

Feig and his creative team weren’t willing to follow their leads to a weirder, more disturbing, and more satisfying film.

Jun 29, 2024

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

A devilishly fun time from Paul Feig, thanks in large part to Blake Lively's sinister performance.

Rated: 4.5/5

Sep 18, 2023

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David F

Great cast and story that you keep thinking will be predicatable ... but never is and keeps you guessing! Anna Kendrick especially strong, just as well as in almost every shot! Recommended.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/26/24

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Jithin K

This was not exactly what I was expecting going in. This kind of complex manipulation works for me either when it's much more dramatic or as a complete comedy, but here it kinda works even though it's in between. There's a lot in this movie that worked really well until it didn't. Everyone was great in it but there was not a single character I cared about in it, so it was a bit hard to watch it when the plot surrounding them also turns out to be a bit convoluted. But there's enough glamour and twists and turns to make it worthwhile at the same time. Overall, I'm still very confused about how exactly I feel about this movie. The film may have shown the worst person not winning at the end, but did it really?

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/22/24

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Francisco S

Entertaining with a great soundtrack.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/18/24

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DISCMAN J

We really thought it was Great.... It was something different... The way Miss Blogger turned it all back around on the Witch was interesting.... It reminds us of the show Dead to me... Totally different...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/06/24

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Alexander M

Anna Kendrick personally was a bit annoying, but otherwise I found the plot twists to be shallow and un-foreshadowed. This made for a boring story which tried to be entertaining and comedic but never really was.(in my opinion)

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/02/24

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Tshepiso F. M

Blake was entertaining. The storyline was a bit different but it was not really cohesive. The vlogging, the friendship stages went so fast it seemed rushed to conclude... then took forever to conclude.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/31/24

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Paul Feig

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Anna Kendrick

Stephanie Smothers

Blake Lively

Emily Nelson

Henry Golding

Sean Townsend

Ian Ho

Nicky Nelson

Joshua Satine

Miles Smothers

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A Simple Favor: Official Clip - Violent Confessions

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A Simple Favor: Official Clip - Emily Is Dead

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A Simple Favor: Official Clip - Murder and Manipulation

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A Simple Favor: Official Clip - Drinks and Death

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A Simple Favor: Official Clip - Seducing a Widower

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A Simple Favor: Official Clip - It's All Good, Baby

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A Simple Favor: Official Clip - Mile High Club

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A Simple Favor: Official Clip - Sleeping With My Brother

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Synopsis

Stephanie is a widowed, single mother who works as a vlogger in Connecticut. Her best friend, Emily, seems to have it all -- a successful career, a loving family and a glamorous lifestyle. When Emily mysteriously disappears one day, Stephanie launches her own investigation by digging into her friend's past -- and finding a few surprises along the way.

Director: Paul Feig
Producer: Paul Feig, Jessie Henderson
Screenwriter: Jessica Sharzer
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Lionsgate, Feigco Entertainment
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Drug Use|Sexual Content|Some Graphic Nude Images|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 14, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 11, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $53.5M
Runtime: 1h 57m

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