Lay the Favorite

Theatrical - Limited 2012-12-07

Cast Rebecca Hall Bruce Willis Catherine Zeta-Jones Joshua Jackson Laura Prepon
Directed by Stephen Frears
Written by D.V. DeVincentis

Box Office Gross: $1,576,687

Running Time: 94 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Emmett/Furla Films, Likely Story, Ruby Films, Jackson Investment Group, Lipsync Productions, Random House Films, Wild Bunch

Genres: Comedy Drama

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Synopsis

A former stripper’s talent with numbers lands her a job with a professional gambler who runs a sports book in Las Vegas.

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Review: Lay The Favorite

Posted 14 years ago

This movie was reviewed as part of our Sundance 2012 coverage. PLOT: Beth (Rebecca Hall) ekes out a meagre living as a private dancer, but an encounter with a gun-wielding client makes her reconsider her options. She moves to Las...

Trailer for Stephen Frears Lay the Favorite starring Bruce Willis, Rebecca Hall, and Catherine Zeta-Jones

Posted 14 years ago

Yesterday, we got an onslaught of Bruce Willis in a role that kicked off his career with the A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD trailer. Today, we have a look at the other side of Willis, which is the light...

Bruce Willis and Rebecca Hall place some bets in the trailer for Lay the Favorite

Posted 14 years ago

One would think that with as much as LAY THE FAVORITE has going for it, that it would be good. Apparently amongst the movie critics it’s getting panned for mediocrity (Bumbray gave it a 3). Regardless, let’s save the judgment...

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