Lay the Favorite
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| Directed by | Stephen Frears |
| Screenplay by | D.V. DeVincentis |
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| Produced by | Randall Emmett George Furla Paul Trijbits |
| Starring | Bruce Willis Rebecca Hall Catherine Zeta-Jones Joshua Jackson |
| Cinematography | Michael McDonough |
| Edited by | Mick Audsley |
| Music by | James Seymour Brett |
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| Distributed by | Radius-TWC |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.5 million |
Lay the Favorite is a 2012 American comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears and written by D.V. DeVincentis, and stars Bruce Willis, Rebecca Hall, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Joshua Jackson. Based on Beth Raymer's 2010 memoir of the same name, the film follows a young, free-spirited woman as she journeys through the legal and illegal world of sports gambling.
It premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival on January 21 and was released on December 7 by The Weinstein Company through its RADiUS-TWC distribution arm. Lay the Favorite garnered negative reviews from critics and grossed $1.5 million.
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- 2012 films