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The Favourite

Summary: In early 18th-century England, the status quo at the court is upset when a new servant arrives and endears herself to a frail Queen Anne.

Release Date: December 21, 2018

Genres: Biography, Comedy, Drama

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos

Writers: Deborah Davis

, Tony McNamara

Runtime: 1 h 59 min

MPAA: R

Production: Searchlight Pictures, Film4, Waypoint Entertainment, TSG Entertainment, Investment Incentives for the Irish Film Industry Provided by the Government of Ireland, BFI Film Fund, Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board

Distributor: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Countries: Ireland, United Kingdom, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 15,000,000

Domestic: $ 34,366,783

International: $ 61,551,923

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