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A Simple Favor

A Simple Favor

Crime • R • 2018 • 1 hr 57 min
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6.8
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6.8

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.

Staring

Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Rupert Friend, Linda Cardellini

Directed By

Paul Feig

Written By

Jessica Sharzer, Paul Feig

Attributes

ComplexDark

Genre

CrimeThrillerMysteryComedy

Release Date

September 14, 2018

User Reviews

Veronika
Veronika
Intriguing at the beginning but the end was a bit disappointing...
Offtrail
Offtrail
Fun duo leads, overall was an entertaining plot and I didn't anticipate where it was going for the most part.
Mae Johnson
Mae Johnson
Waaay better than expected, chemistry between kendrick/lively makes the movie!
AYC
AYC
The twists and turns, storyline, just everything is fantastic. It's so damn good. One of those films you've got to see at least once.
Camille
Camille
Wow. Utterly bonkers but they pull it off. Not worth watching a second time but entertaining all the same.
Kristin
Kristin
Not scary at all. Just a movie to keep you guessing what is actually happening. Be sure to watch all the way through!
Joni Thomas
Joni Thomas
Crazy movie. Kept me interested the entire time.
Olivia Klopf
Olivia Klopf
Great acting and dynamic between the two main characters, such a thrilling plot with the best twists and turns
Lindsay Morrison
Lindsay Morrison
Entire movie was so compelling and had many twists. Acting performances were on point.
Haley Muncy
Haley Muncy
I actually really like the plot of this movie it’s interesting

Stats

Ratings
1,210 (7%)
3,454 (19%)
9,063 (49%)
4,864 (26%)
6.8 – Based on 18.6k ratings
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A Simple Favor
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.
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Cast & Crew

Paul Feig
Paul
Feig
Anna Kendrick
Anna
Kendrick
Blake Lively
Blake
Lively
Henry Golding
Henry
Golding
Rupert Friend
Rupert
Friend
Linda Cardellini
Linda
Cardellini
Bashir Salahuddin
Bashir
Salahuddin
Danielle Bourgon
Danielle
Bourgon
Kelly McCormack
Kelly
McCormack
Andrew Rannells
Andrew
Rannells
Ian Ho
Ian
Ho
Jessica Sharzer
Jessica
Sharzer
Paul Feig
Paul
Feig

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