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Director: Giorgos Lanthimos
Writer: Deborah Davis Tony McNamara
Production: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Movie Details: Early 18th century. England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple
Early 18th century. England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving. A frail Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah (Rachel Weisz) governs the country in her stead while tending to Anne’s ill health and mercurial temper. When a new servant Abigail (Emma Stone) arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah. Sarah takes Abigail under her wing and Abigail sees a chance at a return to her aristocratic roots. AsEarly 18th century. England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving. A frail Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah (Rachel Weisz) governs the country in her stead while tending to Anne’s ill health and mercurial temper. When a new servant Abigail (Emma Stone) arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah. Sarah takes Abigail under her wing and Abigail sees a chance at a return to her aristocratic roots. As the politics of war become quite time consuming for Sarah, Abigail steps into the breach to fill in as the Queen’s companion. Their burgeoning friendship gives her a chance to fulfill her ambitions and she will not let woman, man, politics or rabbit stand in her way. [Fox Searchlight]… Expand
Genre(s): Biography Drama History Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Production: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Runtime: 119 min
Home Release Date: Mar 5, 2019
Official Site: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/thefavourite/
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Language: English
Director: Giorgos Lanthimos
Writer: Deborah Davis Tony McNamara
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Metascore Universal acclaim
52 Positive Ratings 98%
1 Mixed Ratings 1%
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Film Threat
Theo Schear | Oct 17, 2018
"This is a work of art that embraces and embellishes all the joys of cinema while offering a more enjoyable and progressive revisionist history. " ... Read full review
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San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle | Nov 28, 2018
"It’s a bit crazy, wild yet precise, a mix of comedy and drama that feints in the direction of anachronism, even as it provides a grand showcase for Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone and Olivia Colman, who are extraordinary." ... Read full review
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Total Film
Neil Smith | Jan 1, 2019
"A spiky, pithy, and unconventional delight." ... Read full review
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Vanity Fair
Richard Lawson | Sep 4, 2018
"The Favourite is a pleasure to watch. It’s weird without being alienating, dirty without being cheap. And you’d be hard-pressed to find a better acting trio this fall. What fun The Favourite is, while still striking a few resonantly melancholy chords here and there. " ... Read full review
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Washington Post
Ann Hornaday | Nov 30, 2018
"A deliciously diabolical comedy of ill manners and outré palace intrigue." ... Read full review
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Empire
Ian Freer | Jan 1, 2019
"Weird, dirty but accessible, The Favourite is a perfectly performed, thrillingly made period picture that morphs before your very eyes. Come for the top-drawer hi-jinx; stay for a moving look at human foibles and frailties." ... Read full review
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Christian Science Monitor
Peter Rainer | Dec 1, 2018
"The actresses are so expert, especially Colman, with her grievous, hardbitten woe, that you may not care, but if one is to mock this sort of historical extravaganza, I much prefer the nutbrain Monty Python approach to all this deep-dish folderol." ... Read full review
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47 Mixed Ratings 9%
50 Negative Ratings 9%
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LamontRaymond
Nov 23, 2018
Easily one of the best films of 2018. The three leads are incredibly good, with Rachel Weisz leading the way. I've always loved OliviaEasily one of the best films of 2018. The three leads are incredibly good, with Rachel Weisz leading the way. I've always loved Olivia Colman, and she's fantastic as the insecure, gluttonous Queen Anne. Emma Stone is really good, but the movie takes a bit of a turn (along with her performance) about 2/3 of the way through. I have to mention the director and the DP - the film is shot absolutely beautifully, and the score is innovative / perfectly pitched. A word of caution: if you're easily offended, you might want to steer clear. It's not a movie of its time. But it is uproariously funny at times - great writing.… Expand
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BrunoVn00
Mar 30, 2019
My personal favorite movie of 2018. "The Favourite" directed by Yorgos Lanthimos is an amazing movie about cousins Abigail Hill and SarahMy personal favorite movie of 2018. "The Favourite" directed by Yorgos Lanthimos is an amazing movie about cousins Abigail Hill and Sarah Churchill vying to become Queen Anne's favourite.

The Good:
-The acting. Emma Stone, Olivia Colman and Rachel Weisz are amazing in this movie, but Olvia Colman as Queen Anne steals the show and I'm happy that she won the Academy Award. Her acting might be a little exagerated and over-the-top at some points, but Queen Anne is not just a "cartoon" of a character, she actually has a backstory and a reason to act the way she acts (this is a spoiler-free review, so obviosuly I won't mention it). Emma Stone also did a great job and if she was the lead, I guess she could've taken the award instead.
-The directing is so good, I like how this movie is shot. It has so many "dynamic" shots in so many scenes that makes a normal two-people conversation actually visually interesting. If Alfonso Cuarón wasn't nominated for Best Director at the Oscars for his work on Roma, I think Lanthimos could've win the award. I loved the cinematography overall, the color palette fits the mood and time period of the movie and the costumes and sets are all pretty good.
-The script is good. The movie is not as funny as I thought it would be but it is never boring, there's always something interesting happening on screen, the characters are well developed and written, that's why the acting is amazing and the dialogue is also pretty good.
-I liked the score. Yes, it's nothing too amazing or innovative, but it fits well the movie and the tone.

The Bad:
-Honestly I don't have any complaints with this movie. Maybe as a stupid nitpick, the texts that indicates the beggining of a new act are a little hard to read, but maybe it's just me.
-I guess the ending was a little disappointing, but that doesn't ruin the movie, nor my opinion on it.

This was my choice for Best Picture at the 2019 Oscars, but I guess I understand why Green Book won instead. This is an amazing movie that tells you an interesting story, but that's it, it's not a movie that tries to change your mind or anything and while I think it's better than Green Book overall, maybe that movie won the big prize for its subject matter.… Expand
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LegitSalt
May 3, 2020
Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster) is an excellent Greek director and is making some of the most provocative and well-oiled films today. TheYorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster) is an excellent Greek director and is making some of the most provocative and well-oiled films today. The Favourite is a period piece comedy recounting the love triangle between three highly ranked and influential women. The Favourite explores the controlling elements of love and how love can be used as both a constructive and destructive force. Lanthimos creates fleshed out and complex characters in this film, each one having independently unique and divergent motivations and agendas. With this said, The Favourite is also a tale about how conflicting agendas resolve themselves. The three leading women are phenomenal. While they do play up their performances to a certain degree, the performances they end up giving suit the vein of the movie exactly. The dark comedy and subtly vengefully romantic writing are great and overwhelmingly consistent. The cinematography especially was not only experimental but also well-constructed. The Favourite offers an unparalleled, unmissable experience.… Expand
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Markini
Feb 22, 2019
The dark dramedy does a great job at revealing a relatively unknown time in British History. All three actresses do a great job in both makingThe dark dramedy does a great job at revealing a relatively unknown time in British History. All three actresses do a great job in both making you relate to them and revile them. The script and direction are all decent. The costume design is one of the best parts of the film. However, the ending really gives this good film and adequate sendoff.… Expand
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OdinMovieBlog
Mar 5, 2019
This film is the very definition of Oscar bait. Brilliant camera work, solid acting, and beautiful production design and costumes make thisThis film is the very definition of Oscar bait. Brilliant camera work, solid acting, and beautiful production design and costumes make this film a beauty to behold with no true soul. the constant battle that occurs within the story about what kind of movie and what kind of story it wants to tell makes the film seem very disjointed. Add to this the fact that you can pick out any scene that is essentially made for critics and Oscar voters and you got yourself an extremely overrated beautiful catastrophe. C-… Expand
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ccatart
Mar 3, 2019
This movie was destroyed by an inappropriate score/sound design. The performances, script, costumes and art direction are all first rate. TheThis movie was destroyed by an inappropriate score/sound design. The performances, script, costumes and art direction are all first rate. The cinematography was not a style that I appreciate, but it was competent. So was the editing. The sound mix was bad, in that the underscore was always hotter than the dialogue,and the choreography is so modern, it rips your attention right out of the period setting. But the worst offence is the underscore. It doesnt match the action and pacing at all. If they were shooting for weird and distracting, they succeeded admirably. If on the other hand they wanted all the separate parts to come together to support and add to the story then this movie is a miserable failure! In spite of that fact, some of its individual elements(acting, script, costumes) are Oscar worthy. All in all, a HUGE disappointment.… Expand
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FOURCAKERS
Jun 1, 2019
This is by far one of the worst movies I have ever seen!! I wanted to throw up during the lesbian scenes..it was the biggest waste of time andThis is by far one of the worst movies I have ever seen!! I wanted to throw up during the lesbian scenes..it was the biggest waste of time and I will never get those 2 hours back!! How people gave it 7's and 8', 9's and 10's is BEYOND ME!… Expand
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