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The Dilemma

2011 · 111 min

A strained comedy-drama that mixes awkward laughs with moral tension as a secret threatens to unravel a friendship.

Directed by
Ron Howard
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Tagline
Two best friends. Nothing could come between them... or could it?
Overview
Longtime friends Ronny and Nick are partners in an auto-design firm. They are hard at work on a presentation for a dream project that would really launch their company. Then Ronny spots Nick's wife out with another man, and in the process of investigating the possible affair, he learns that Nick has a few secrets of his own. As the presentation nears, Ronny agonizes over what might happen if the truth gets out.

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Directed by
Ron Howard
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Ron Howard
Written by
Allan Loeb
Starring
Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Winona Ryder, Jennifer Connelly, Queen Latifah, Channing Tatum, Clint Howard, Rance Howard
Music
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe
Cinematography
Salvatore Totino
Runtime
111 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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