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The Favourite
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*The Favourite* is a 2018 biographical drama and comedy film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. The English-language movie stars Emma Stone, Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, and Nicholas Hoult. It was written by Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara, with Sandy Powell serving as costume designer and Robbie Ryan as director of photography. Produced by Film4 Productions, the film has a runtime of 120 minutes and is rated R.
The narrative is set in London and at Hatfield House. Distributed by Searchlight Pictures and Disney+, the film was produced in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. It received the Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival, the European Film Award for Best Film, the European Film Award for Best Comedy, and the European Film Award for Best Director. The film also won one Oscar, with 187 total wins and 352 nominations.
Critical reception included a Metascore of 91 and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 93%. On IMDb, it holds a rating of 7.5 based on 259,217 votes, while TMDb lists a vote average of 7.49 from 5,909 votes. The film had a budget of 15,000,000 and generated 95,918,706 in revenue.
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7.5England, early 18th century. The close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah's cousin, Abigail Hill, resulting in a bitter rivalry between the two cousins to be the Queen's favourite.
Cast
- Emma Stone as Abigail
- Olivia Colman as Queen Anne
- Rachel Weisz as Lady Sarah
- Nicholas Hoult as Harley
- Joe Alwyn as Masham
- Mark Gatiss as Lord Marlborough
Themes
- great britain
- queen
- rivalry
- rabbit
- lgbt
- 18th century
- cousin relationship
- duchess
- palace intrigue
- aristocracy
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Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
256,902 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
Metacritic
91/100
- Year
- 2018
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Genres
- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 187 wins & 352 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Yorgos Lanthimos
- Written by
- Deborah Davis Tony McNamara
- Produced by
- Ceci Dempsey Ed Guiney Lee Magiday Yorgos Lanthimos
- Starring
- Olivia Colman Emma Stone Rachel Weisz
- Cinematography
- Robbie Ryan
- Edited by
- Yorgos Mavropsaridis
- Production companies
- Scarlet Films Element Pictures Arcana Film4 Waypoint Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Release dates
- 30 August 2018 ( 2018-08-30 ) ( Venice ) 23 November 2018 ( 2018-11-23 ) (United States) 1 January 2019 ( 2019-01-01 ) (Ireland and United Kingdom)
- Running time
- 120 minutes
- Countries
- Ireland United Kingdom United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $15 million
- Box office
- $96 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 32nd European Film Awards
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Yorgos Lanthimos
- Screenwriter
- Tony McNamara
- Producer
- Yorgos Lanthimos
- Production company
- Film4 Productions
- Cinematographer
- Robbie Ryan
- Narrative location
- Hatfield House
- Filming location
- Hatfield House
- Duration
- 120
- FilmAffinity ID
- 625500
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.foxsearchlight.com/thefavourite
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- publication date
- 2018-08-30
- title
- The Favourite
- distributed by
- Disney+
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography
- costume designer
- Sandy Powell
- film editor
- Yorgos Mavropsaridis
- social media followers
- 7848
- review score
- 7.5/10
- set in period
- 1710s
- characters
- Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin
- Commons category
- The Favourite (film)
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Encyclopedic overview
The Favourite is a 2018 satirical absurdist period dark comedy art film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, and written by Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara. A co-production between Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States, it stars Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, and Rachel Weisz. Set in early 18th-century Great Britain, it examines the relationship between cousins Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, and Abigail Hill, who will become Baroness Masham as the action progresses, as they vie to be court favourite of Anne, Queen of Great Britain.
Principal photography took place at Hatfield House in Hertfordshire and at Hampton Court Palace, lasting from March to May 2017. The film premiered on 30 August 2018 at the 75th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Prize and the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for Colman. It was released theatrically in the United States on 23 November 2018 by Fox Searchlight Pictures, and in Ireland and the United Kingdom on 1 January 2019. The film was a box office success, grossing $96 million worldwide on a $15 million budget.
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