# Nur ein kleiner Gefallen (2018)

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**Original title**: *A Simple Favor*
**Runtime**: 117 min
**Genres**: Thriller, Comedy, Mystery
**Directed by**: Paul Feig
**Written by**: Jessica Sharzer, Paul Feig
**Starring**: Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Rupert Friend, Linda Cardellini, Bashir Salahuddin

> *Can you keep a secret?*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Suburban fall afternoons filled with minivan doors slamming shut. 
A mother's concern for a missing friend sparks an investigation into a privileged stranger's life. 
Paul Feig blends humor and thrills in this dark comedy.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, playful, sexy

**Critic & audience scores**: IMDb 6.7/10 (187822 users) · Rotten Tomatoes 84% · Metacritic 67/100

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