2018 · 120 min · R

The Favourite

Name: The Favourite
Genre: History, Comedy, Drama
Released: 2018
Duration: 120 min
Cast: Emma Stone, Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult, Joe Alwyn

Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos · History, Comedy, Drama

The Favourite (2018) is a History film, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos set in London during the early modern era. It runs 120 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of power & corruption, betrayal, and love & longing run throughout.

Cinematography

Robbie Ryan

Cast

Emma StoneOlivia ColmanRachel WeiszNicholas HoultJoe AlwynMark GatissJames SmithJenny Rainsford

The world of this film

Setting

Where

London

Setting

Urban

When

Early Modern

Premise & themes

Themes

Power & Corruption Betrayal Love & Longing

Tone

Darkly ComicSatiricalTense

Shape

Protagonist

EnsembleFemale Led

Pacing

Measured

Dialogue

Talky Dialogue Driven

Based on

Historical Fiction

2002
28 Days Later
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Urban · Ruraldir. Danny Boyle
2007
28 Weeks Later
London — 2000s
Urbandir. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
1971
A Clockwork Orange
London — Near Future
Urbandir. Stanley Kubrick
2013
About Time
London · Cornwall — 2010s
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Richard Curtis
1981
An American Werewolf in London
London · Yorkshire — 1980s
Urban · Rural · Wildernessdir. John Landis
1969
Army of Shadows
Paris · Marseille · London — 1940s
Urbandir. Jean-Pierre Melville

The Favourite

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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