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Directed by | Paul Feig |
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Based on | Characters by Darcey Bell |
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Cinematography | John Schwartzman |
Edited by | Brent White |
Music by | Theodore Shapiro |
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Distributed by | Amazon Prime Video |
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Running time | 120 minutes [1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Another Simple Favor is a 2025 American black comedy mystery film directed by Paul Feig and written by Jessica Sharzer and Laeta Kalogridis. It is a sequel to A Simple Favor (2018). Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Joshua Satine, and Ian Ho reprise their roles from the first film, with Michele Morrone and Elena Sofia Ricci, Elizabeth Perkins, Alex Newell, and Allison Janney.
The film premiered at the South by Southwest Festival on March 7, 2025, and is set to be released on Amazon Prime Video on May 1.
A murder transpires at Emily's extravagant wedding to an Italian businessman on the island of Capri, Italy.
It was announced in May 2022 that Amazon Studios and Lionsgate had greenlit a sequel to the 2018 film, with Paul Feig returning to direct, and Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively reprising their roles. [2] The project would be again confirmed in March 2024, with Henry Golding and Andrew Rannells among the cast also reprising their roles from the first film, [3] [4] and Allison Janney among the new additions to the cast. [5] Principal photography began in late March 2024. [4] It was previously set to begin in Fall 2023 in Capri, Italy. [6] Filming wrapped on May 26, 2024. [7]
Another Simple Favor premiered at the South by Southwest Festival on March 7, 2025, and is set to be released on Amazon Prime Video on May 1. [8]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 79% of 29 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.1/10.The website's consensus reads: "Sailing through on the strength of its predecessor, Another Simple Favor is the perfect cocktail of mystery, intrigue, and sharp casting with a dash of well-timed comedy." [9] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 57 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. [10]
Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com gave the film two and a half out of four stars and wrote, "Despite the change in subject from motherhood to the mafia, Another Simple Favor ends up largely the same as the first in terms of what works and what falters. Lively is once again fantastic, imbuing this character with a degree of captivating uncertainty that throws off the balance of the film when she's not on-screen, and the costumes are gorgeous, rising to the level of the stunning scenery." [11]