A Simple Favor (2018)

Bias Rating

Analyzing...

Center

Viewer Rating

Rating: 7.1

Overview

Stephanie, a widowed mother, who also runs a cooking vlog, befriends Emily, an upper-class secretive woman whose child goes to same elementary school as of Stephanie's. Suddenly Emily goes missing and Stephanie starts in...

Starring Cast

Anna Kendrick • Blake Lively • Henry Golding

Where to watch

Disney Plus

Hulu

Prime Video

Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Moderate

LGBTQ: Neutral

Race Swap: Yes

Overview

Starring Cast

Anna Kendrick • Blake Lively • Henry Golding

Where to watch

Disney Plus

Hulu

Prime Video

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Center

Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

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.

Diversity: ModerateConfidence: High

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

LGBTQ: NeutralConfidence: High

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.

Race Swap: YesConfidence: Medium

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.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

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.