---
title: 'Lay the Favorite (2012)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Stephen Frears'
released: '2012-01-21'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/lay-the-favorite-2012'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1132449/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Lay the Favorite (2012)

2012 · 97 min · Comedy, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Stephen Frears](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-frears)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James Seymour Brett](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-seymour-brett)
- **Editor:** [Mick Audsley](https://cinepixo.com/people/mick-audsley)

## Cast

- [Lara Grice](https://cinepixo.com/people/lara-grice)
- [Vince Vaughn](https://cinepixo.com/people/vince-vaughn)
- [Corbin Bernsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/corbin-bernsen)
- [Frank Grillo](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-grillo)
- [Joel Murray](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-murray)
- [Joshua Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/joshua-jackson)
- [John Carroll Lynch](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carroll-lynch)
- [Laura Prepon](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-prepon)
- [Catherine Zeta-Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/catherine-zeta-jones)
- [Rebecca Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/rebecca-hall)

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