About this movie
- Genres:
- Comedy
- Language:
- English
- Running time:
- 1:33:46
- Partner rating:
- Released:
- 2012
Cast & Crew
Cast
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Bruce Willis
Dink
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Vince Vaughn
Rosie
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Rebecca Hall
Beth
- Catherine Zeta Jones
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Joshua Jackson
Jeremy
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Catherine Zeta-Jones
Tulip
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Laura Prepon
Holly
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Joel Murray
Darren
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Hugo Armstrong
Customer
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Corbin Bernsen
Jerry
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Earl Maddox
Manager
Directors
- Stephen Frears
Producers
- D. V. DeVincentis
- Anthony Bregman
- Randall Emmett
- George Furla
- Paul Trijbits
- D.V. DeVincentis
Writers
- D. V. DeVincentis
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Lay The Favorite
Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes
20%
percent positive reviews
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Kyle Smith, New York Post
Frears has a lot of fun with the bad tempers and high spirits of this crew of adrenaline junkies, and though the story falls a little flat, the script is sprinkled with dry wit.
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Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
"Lay the Favorite" is a small and not particularly ambitious movie, but it's pleasing and exceptionally well made.
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Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times
What has happened to director Stephen Frears?
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A.O. Scott, New York Times
Best to say as little as possible, cut one's losses and move on.
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Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
The dots are there, but they don't connect.
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Scott Tobias, NPR
A listless comedy built around a vivacious protagonist.
– Full review
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