The Favourite

About The Favourite

England, early 18th century. The close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah's cousin, Abigail Hill, resulting in a bitter rivalry between the two cousins to be the Queen's favourite.

The Favourite (2018) is a comedy history film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. It runs 120 minutes and was released in November 2018.

The film is filed under rivalry, 18th century, queen, and british monarchy.

Emma Stone stars as Abigail, Olivia Colman as Queen Anne, Rachel Weisz as Lady Sarah, and Nicholas Hoult as Harley. The screenplay is by Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara. Production companies include Element Pictures, Film4 Productions, and Fox Searchlight Pictures.

Elizabeth, The Queen, and A Royal Affair make useful companions to The Favourite, all filed under palace intrigue. TMDB voters put it at 7.5 out of 10 across 6,080 votes and it carries a R rating.