A Simple Favor
A widowed mother‑vlogger teams up with her glamorous friend’s husband to uncover the truth behind the friend’s sudden disappearance, risking her family’s safety to expose a web of secrets before it destroys them all.
“Can you keep a secret?”
Synopsis
Stephanie, a devoted mother and well-known vlogger, forms a friendship with Emily, an enigmatic woman from a wealthy background. Emily's son, Nicky, is a classmate of Stephanie's son, Miles.
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Principal cast & crew: 33
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Brent WhiteShot by John SchwartzmanScored by Theodore ShapiroDesigned by Jefferson Sage
Box Office
2018 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 4.9× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$97.6M
US & Canada: $53.5M — 55% of worldwide · International: $44.1M (45%)
Opening weekend: $16.0M — 30% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $22.2M — 41% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3,102 theaters
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Also known as
- Nur ein kleiner Gefallende
- A Simple Favouren
- Un pequeño favores
- L'Ombre d'Emilyfr
- Un piccolo favoreit
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Cast & Crew
33 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Anna Kendrick
as Stephanie Smothers
Blake Lively
as Emily Nelson
Henry Golding
as Sean Townsend
Leslie Siebert
as … Makeup Department Head
Andrew Rannells
as Darren
Ian Ho
as Nicky Nelson
Joshua Satine
as Miles Smothers
Glenda Braganza
as Mrs. Kerry
Kelly Mccormack
as Stacy
Aparna Nancherla
as Sona
Jiah Mavji
as Sona's Daughter
Ava Laframboise
as Lulu
Supporting cast
8Directors
1Writers
3Producers
3Other crew
7Parents Guide
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