A Simple Favor (film)

A Simple Favor is a 2018 comedy-mystery-thriller film directed by Paul Feig, based on a novel by Darcey Bell, starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively.

Stephanie, a single mom and vlogger, becomes fast and unlikely friends with a woman named Emily. Emily seems to have it all: a great husband, great kid, great job, great house, and even great clothes. But not all is well. Emily disappears after asking Stephanie for a simple favor: to pick her son up from school. Stephanie's personal investigation into the disappearance of her friend takes her through numerous twists and turns that lead her to a dark secret.


 * Amateur Sleuth: Stephanie. No longer an amateur at the end since she turns it into a business.
 * Brother-Sister Incest: and her half-brother.
 * Comforting the Widow: Stephanie to Sean.
 * Consummate Liar: Emily.
 * Engineered Public Confession: How is put away at the end.
 * Rich Bitch: Downplayed trope. is both rich and bitchy, but as she herself notes, her family is, which is a major plot point.