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A Simple Favor
2018
· Movie
· 117 min
C
MEANRANK
68/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2712
- IMDb #2825
- Google retired #2772
- Rotten Tomatoes #1817
- Metacritic #2036
- Letterboxd #3522
+6 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1621
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2430
- Metacritic Critics #1712
- Metacritic Audience #2648
- Criticker #2272
- AlloCiné #2119
Every rating
43–84
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 43, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 84.
See the most agreed on films →A mommy vlogger's life takes a dark turn when her sophisticated and mysterious best friend suddenly vanishes. She takes it upon herself to investigate the disappearance, uncovering a web of secrets, lies, and deception surrounding her friend's husband and past. Her search reveals that nothing about her friend was as it seemed.
Details
- Director
- Paul Feig
- Writers
- Jessica Sharzer, Paul Feig
- Based on
- A Simple Favor by Darcey Bell
- Studio
- Feigco Entertainment, Bron Studios
- Released
- 13 September 2018
- Country
- Canada, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $20.0M
- Box office
- $97.6M
- Awards
- 1 win, 2 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 3 →1 win from 3 nominations across 3 ceremonies
| Dorian Awards 2019 | Campy Flick of the Year | A Simple Favor | Winner |
| Golden Trailer Awards 2019 | Best Motion/Title Graphic | A Simple Favor | Nominee |
| Young Artist Award 2019 | Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actor | Ian Ho | Nominee |
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Dorian Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Campy Flick of the Year | A Simple Favor | Winner |
Golden Trailer Awards
1 nomination
| Best Motion/Title Graphic | A Simple Favor | Nominee |
Young Artist Award
1 nomination
| Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actor | Ian Ho | Nominee |