7.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
A Simple Favor (2018)
A Simple Favor (2018)
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Race Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
7.1
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central conflict revolves around individual deception, ambition, and the unraveling of a mystery, rather than promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies. Its themes are explored through character-driven plot points, resulting in a neutral political stance.
A Simple Favor showcases visible diversity within its main cast, including an Asian actor in a prominent role, without explicitly recasting traditionally white characters. The narrative focuses on its mystery and character-driven plot, maintaining a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities rather than incorporating strong, explicit DEI critiques.
Secondary
The film features a bisexual main character, Emily Nelson, whose past romantic relationship with a woman is a key plot point in uncovering her true identity. Her sexual orientation is presented factually as part of her complex history, without being central to the film's themes or used for mockery or affirmation, resulting in a neutral portrayal.
The character Sean Townsend, implicitly white in the source novel, is portrayed by Henry Golding, an actor of British-Malaysian descent, which constitutes a race swap.
The film "A Simple Favor" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. Consequently, there is no portrayal to evaluate regarding transgender identity or related issues.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "A Simple Favor" is an adaptation of a novel. All major characters in the film retain the same gender as established in the original source material. There are no instances where a character canonically established as one gender is portrayed as a different gender on screen.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
6.6
Critic Ratings
8.4
6.7
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