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A Simple Favor
2018 117 min Canada, United States of America R 18+
★7.0
Thriller, Comedy, Mystery
Director: Paul Feig
🎭 Based on
«A Simple Favor»
byDarcey Bell
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Description
Stephanie, a dedicated mother and popular vlogger, befriends Emily, a mysterious upper-class woman whose son Nicky attends the same school as Miles, Stephanie's son. When Emily asks her to pick Nicky up from school and then disappears, Stephanie undertakes an investigation that will dive deep into Emily's cloudy past.
Budget:
$20M
US Gross:
$53.55M
Worldwide:
$97.64M
Starring
Anna Kendrick
Actor
Blake Lively
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Henry Golding
Actor
Awards
3 wins & 10 nominations total
Key opinion
A Simple Favor is a stylish, genre-bending thriller that relies heavily on the charisma of its leads to carry an increasingly erratic plot. While many viewers enjoy its campy, tongue-in-cheek atmosphere and visual flair, others find the narrative’s shift toward absurdity to be a frustrating departure from its mystery roots.
| Acting | Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively deliver strong, contrasting performances that provide the film with its most reliable source of entertainment. | |
| Production | The production design and costume work, particularly Blake Lively's sophisticated wardrobe, create a distinct and memorable visual aesthetic. | |
| Direction | The film’s attempt to juggle dark thriller elements with Paul Feig’s signature comedic sensibility creates an identity crisis that confuses the intended tone. | |
| Screenplay | The narrative trajectory divides audiences; some appreciate the unpredictable twists and campy energy, while others find the plot descends into illogical nonsense. | |
| Ending | The climax is widely polarizing, with some viewers finding it a satisfying resolution and others dismissing it as an absurd collapse of the previous intrigue. |