Another Simple Favor is a dark comedy mystery crime film directed by Paul Feig from a screenplay co-written by Jessica Sharzer and Laeta Kalogridis. The 2025 sequel film is set five years after the events of A Simple Favor, and it follows Stephanie, who’s now a popular true crime vlogger, as she is invited by Emily to her wedding in Italy. The wedding is soon interrupted by a brutal murder, forcing Stephanie to investigate it. Another Simple Favor stars Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Elizabeth Perkins, Michele Morrone, Elena Sofia Ricci, Henry Golding, and Allison Janney. So, if you loved the biting dark comedy, thrilling mystery, and compelling characters in Another Simple Favor, here are some similar movies you should check out next.
A Simple Favor (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video)
A Simple Favor is a dark comedy mystery crime drama film directed by Paul Feig from a screenplay by Jessica Sharzer. Based on the 2017 novel of the same name by Darcey Bell, the 2018 film follows Stephanie Smothers, a single mother who befriends the enigmatic Emily Nelson. When Emily suddenly disappears, Stephanie tries to investigate. A Simple Favor stars Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, and Andrew Rannells.
Knives Out (Prime Video)
Knives Out is a murder mystery and dark comedy-drama film written and directed by Rian Johnson. The 2019 film follows Benoit Blanc, a famed detective, as he is brought in to investigate the mysterious death of the wealthy author Harlan Thrombey. The only problem is that each and every member of his family is a suspect. Knives Out stars Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, LaKeith Stanfield, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, and Christopher Plummer.
Killer Heat (Prime Video)
Killer Heat is a neo-noir mystery thriller film directed by Philippe Lacôte from a screenplay co-written by Roberto Bentivegna and Matt Charman. Based on the short story titled The Jealousy Man by Jo Nesbø, the 2024 film is set on the sunny island of Crete and revolves around the wealthy Vardakis twin brothers caught up in a love triangle. When one of them mysteriously dies, a troubled detective is brought in to investigate. Killer Heat stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, and Richard Madden.
Death on the Nile (fuboTV & Rent on Prime Video)
Death on the Nile is a detective mystery thriller film directed by Kenneth Branagh from a screenplay by Michael Green. Based on the 1937 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie, the 2022 film follows Hercule Poirot on a vacation in Egypt. He soon finds himself embroiled in a murder mystery involving a newly married couple. Death on the Nile stars Tom Bateman, Annette Bening, Kenneth Branagh, Russell Brand, Ali Fazal, Dawn French, Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Rose Leslie, Emma Mackey, Sophie Okonedo, Jennifer Saunders, and Letitia Wright.
The Girl on the Train (Rent on Prime Video)
The Girl on the Train is a psychological mystery crime thriller film directed by Tate Taylor from a screenplay by Erin Cressida Wilson. Based on the 2015 novel of the same name by Paula Hawkins, the 2016 film follows Rachel Watson, a lonely alcoholic divorcée who becomes obsessed with a young couple, but when the woman goes missing, she tries to investigate. The Girl on the Train stars Emily Blunt, Rebecca Ferguson, Haley Bennett, Justin Theroux, Luke Evans, Allison Janney, Édgar RamÃrez, and Lisa Kudrow.
The Kid Detective (Rent on Prime Video)
The Kid Detective is a mystery comedy-drama film written and directed by Evan Morgan. The 2020 film follows Abe Applebaum, a down-and-out private detective who was a local hero during his childhood. When a young girl hires him to investigate her boyfriend’s murder, the case leads him to a dark mystery from his own past. The Kid Detective stars Adam Brody, Sophie Nélisse, Tzi Ma, Wendy Crewson, and Sarah Sutherland.
Confess, Fletch (Paramount+ & Rent on Prime Video)
Confess, Fletch is a crime comedy film directed by Greg Mottola, who also co-wrote the film with Zev Borow. Based on the 1976 novel of the same name by Gregory McDonald, the 2022 film follows Irwin Maurice “Fletch” Fletcher, a former investigative journalist turned freelance writer who gets embroiled in a murder case while searching for his fiancée’s stolen art collection. Confess, Fletch stars Jon Hamm, Roy Wood Jr., Annie Mumolo, Ayden Mayeri, Lorenza Izzo, John Slattery, Kyle MacLachlan, and Marcia Gay Harden.