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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A crew of 556+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Brent WhiteShot by John SchwartzmanScored by Theodore ShapiroDesigned by Jefferson SageSound by Anna BehlmerCostumes by Renee Ehrlich KalfusStunts by Tom FarrVFX by Scott Dougherty
Box Office
2018 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 4.9× its budget
Why 2.5×?
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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
Full synopsis
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
556 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
55Dustin Milligan
as Chris
Danielle Bourgon
as Grace - Stephanie's Mom
Gia Sandhu
as Valerie
Lila Yee
as Margaret - Sean's Mom
Zach Smadu
as Officer Blanco
Andrew Moodie
as Sergeant Molloy
Sugenja Sri
as Dennis Nylon's Receptionist
Rupert Friend
as Dennis Nylon
Patti Harrison
as Kiko
Jason Oliveira
as Diego
Noorin Gulamgaus
as Dennis Nylon's Intern
Katherine Cullen
as Dennis Nylon's Assistant
Bashir Salahuddin
as Detective Summervile
Howard Hoover
as Priest
Ronnie Rowe
as Police Officer #1
Melody Johnson
as Police Officer #2
Melissa O Neil
as Beth - T.A.
Eric Johnson
as Davis
Linda Cardellini
as Diana Hyland
Paul Jurewicz
as Bobby Chelkowsky
Sarah Baker
as Maryanne Chelkowsky
Jean Smart
as as Margaret McLanden
Roger Dunn
as Bruce Hargrave
Corinne Conley
as Librarian
Olivia Sandoval
as Ms. Prager
Nicole Peters
as Hope - Age 16
Lauren Peters
as Faith - Age 16
Umed Amin
as Drugged-Out Older Guy
Jamie Jones
as Mr. McLanden
Lesleh Donaldson
as Bus Tourist
Tina Legris
as Tattoo Artist
Chris Owens
as Detective
Geoffrey Antoine
as Warfield Police Officer
Rosanna Scotto
as TV Reporter #1
Lori Stokes
as TV Reporter #2
Stacey Coke
as Lawyer
Jung Yul Kim
as SWAT Leader
Domenic Cina
as Press #1
Julio Benitez Guardiola
as Press #2
Debra Kaiser
as Press #3
Carmen Araiza
as Press #4
Michael Park Ingram
as Press #5
Glen Brough
as Press #6
Jeremy Anthony
as Fashion Executive
Cyndy Day
as Funeral Guest
Daisy Fernando
as Signing Student
Kerry Lee Finkle
as Signing Teacher
Britt Good
as Dancer
Jake Gosden
as Football Player, Student
Lucas Kalechstein
as Cool Kid #1
Jenny Linke
as Self - Figure Model
Stephanie Moua
as Stephanie
Cristian Perri
as Cool Kid #2
Kimberly Rowntree
as School Parent
Allison Wilson Forbes
as Female Prison Guard
Directors
1Writers
3Producers
10Annie Johnson
finishing producer
Jason Cloth
Producers, executive producer
Jason Cox
EPK & BTS producer
Jeffrey J Marks
title producer: Plucky, title producer: main & end title sequences
Jessie Henderson
Producer, Producers
Mike Drake
executive producer
Paris Kassidokostas Latsis
executive producer (as Paris Kasidokostas Latsis)
Paul Feig
Producer, Producers
Scott Dougherty
visual effects producer: Furious FX
Stefan Sonnenfeld
executive producer: Company 3
Other crew
482Jen Gillespie
2nd assistant production coordinator (as Jennifer Gillespie)
Warner Loughlin
acting coach
Bobby Johanson
additional adr mixer
Doc Kane
additional adr mixer
Mark Desimone
additional adr mixer
Anthony J Hanna
additional legal services: Pierce Law Group LLP (as Anthony J. Hanna Esq)
David Albert Pierce
additional legal services: Pierce Law Group LLP (as David Albert Pierce Esq)
John Ashton Thomas
additional orchestrations
Daniel Mora
adr cast
Doug Burch
adr cast
Jeremy Maxwell
adr cast
Levi Nunez
adr cast
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