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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.

Tropes used in A Simple Favor include:

Amateur Sleuth: Stephanie. No longer an amateur at the end since she turns it into a business.
Brother-Sister Incest: Stephanie and her half-brother.
Comforting the Widow: Stephanie to Sean. Emily is not amused.
Consummate Liar: Emily.
Engineered Public Confession: How Emily is put away at the end.
Rich Bitch: Downplayed trope. Emily is both rich and bitchy, but as she herself notes, her family is deep in debt, which is a major plot point.

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+* [[Amateur Sleuth]]: Stephanie. No longer an amateur at the end since she turns it into a business.
-* [[Comforting the Widow]]: Stephanie to Sean. {{spoiler|Emily is '''not''' amused.}}
+* [[Brother-Sister Incest]]: {{spoiler|Stephanie}} and her half-brother.
+* [[Comforting the Widow]]: Stephanie to Sean. {{spoiler|Emily is ''not'' amused.}}
+* [[Consummate Liar]]: Emily.
+* [[Engineered Public Confession]]: How {{spoiler|Emily}} is put away at the end.
+* [[Rich Bitch]]: Downplayed trope. {{spoiler|Emily}} is both rich and bitchy, but as she herself notes, her family is {{spoiler|''deep'' in debt}}, which is a major plot point.
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