A Simple Favor (2018)
Comedy / Thriller | 1h 59m
Bechdel: Passed
Said 2×
every 59 minutes and 30 seconds
on average
2 different characters
say the title
Stephanie Smothers
first to say it
Emily Nelson
last to say it
Stephanie Smothers & Emily Nelson
most drops (1×)
The Title Drops
2 spoken-title moments across the runtime — click a marker to jump to it
Stephanie Smothers
00:02:08
Hi, moms, Stephanie here. Today, as promised, I'm gonna share my zucchini chocolate chip cookie recipe. But first, many of you have asked me for an update on the Emily situation. And for those of you who are new to my vlog, you should know my best friend, Emily, is missing right now. She asked me a simple favor, to pick up her son, Nicky, from school, which was five days ago. And she hasn't come back yet, so... I'm sorry, we're all really worried, and I'm doing everything I can to help the police track her down. But I'm realizing I don't know her as well as I thought I did. It's like my mom used to say, God rest her soul. Um... Secrets are like margarine, easy to spread, bad for the heart. But as different as we are, I do consider Emily my best friend. She is this wonderful, elegant person. And our sons brought us together, actually. Well, for our new friends, I'll just start from the beginning. I met Emily a few weeks ago at school. It was International Cuisine Day in my son's first grade class. And once again, I drew Sweden, which meant my famous meatless meatballs.
Emily Nelson
00:23:33
I'm fine, but I do need just a simple favor. Can you grab Nicky from school? Sean's in London, his mother broke her fucking hip, and I got a big fire to put out at work.
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Bechdel Test
Two women with names?
They talk to each other?
About something besides a man?
TEST PASSED!
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