Another Simple Favor

What’s it about?

Stephanie Smothers and Emily Nelson reunite on the Italian island of Capri for Emily’s extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman, which is interrupted by murder and betrayal.

The facts

• Directed by Paul Feig
• Starring Anna Kendrick (Pitch Perfect), Blake Lively (The Shallows), Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians), Andrew Rannells (The Book of Mormon), Bashir Salahuddin (Top Gun: Maverick), Michele Morrone (365 Days), Elena Sofia Ricci (The Best Years), Elizabeth Perkins (Big), Alex Newell (Glee), and Allison Janney (I, Tonya)
• English language
• Runtime: 122 minutes

Why did it get this rating?

This series was self-rated by Prime Video. You can find out more about self-rating by streaming providers here.

Violence and content that may disturb

Whilst drunk and nude in the shower, a man masturbates while their buttocks can be seen. He is injected with a heavy drug by another man. This causes him to bleed from his eyes, ears, and nose before falling to the floor dead, in a pool of blood.

A character is shot in the chest, showing a small, bloody bullet hole before they are thrown from a cliff. As their body falls, we see it hit multiple rocks protruding from the cliff and bounce around lifelessly. Though it happens from a distance, it is still quite shocking.

A woman drugs her sister, carries her momentarily paralysed body to bed, and creepily places her limp arms around her and kisses her. She then whispers to her unresponsive sister “I’m only ever going to make you feel good… Do you want to see what I mean? Blink if that’s OK.”

Sexual material

Sex between twin sisters is described and there are repeated utterances of “sister f*cker.” The twin sisters are also shown kissing in closeup.

There is sexual dialogue between an adult male and a young girl.

Characters mention “finger-banging” and there are various moments where characters mention other people “f*cking” each other.

There is talk about a paedophile teacher secretly filming female students in a locker room.

Suicide 

A character’s death by suicide is discussed several times. One flashback briefly depicts the moment before the act: the character places a gun to their temple, followed by the sound of a gunshot and a shadow showing them falling.

A woman slices her hand with a knife, causing blood to spray over the floor. She calls for the police outside the door, and places the knife in another woman’s hand to frame her.

One character attempts to kill themself, but they do not end up doing it.

Offensive language

This film contains frequent use of offensive language, including by child characters, with the F-word used more than 70 times, as well as words like “c*nt,” “sh*t,” and “b*tch.”

Helplines:

The suicide scenes could be upsetting for some viewers, especially for those who have gone through similar experiences. If you are struggling with what you have seen on-screen please reach out for help. If you or someone you know needs to talk:

• 1737
• Safe to talk
• Lifeline
• Youthline

Further information

• Why are ratings and content warnings important for me and my whānau?
• Brain development – how it works, why it matters