Lay the Favorite
Seen it?2012 | 94 min | Drama, Comedy
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 18% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 43% audience score and a box office loss, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- One for people who need a good giggle and people who like stories about real, flawed people. Leaves you with something to think about. Fans of Babylon should feel right at home.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Quiet, then quietly devastating, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
A former stripper's talent with numbers lands her a job with a professional gambler who runs a sports book in Las Vegas.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
18% on Rotten Tomatoes, 38 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
Our audience score: 43%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$2 million worldwide on a $26 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 35K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Stephen Frears
- Rebecca HallBeth Raymer
- Bruce WillisDink Heimowitz
- Catherine Zeta-JonesTulip Heimowitz
- Joshua JacksonJeremy
- Laura PreponHolly
- Frank GrilloFrankie
- Wayne PéréScott
- John Carroll LynchDave Greenberg
- Vince VaughnRosie
- Corbin BernsenJerry