The Dilemma

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  • Opened January 14, 2011 
  • 1 hr 58 min
  • PG-13 | Mature thematic elements including sexual content
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 15+. More on child suitability

  • Longtime friends Ronny (Vince Vaughn) and Nick (Kevin James) 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. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder, Channing Tatum, Queen Latifah
  • Director: Ron Howard
  • Genres: Comedy

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The Dilemma (91/100)

by phillyeaglesfan769

The Dilemma follows the story of a man who must decide whether or not to tell his best friend that his wife is cheating on him. This movie turned out to be a big suprise for me as Vince Vaughn and...

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The Dilemma Movie Review

by Asianfreak

30 out of 100 It's really just a dull buddy comedy with no laughs, a great twist but the movie was horrible....

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Critic Reviews

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New York Post
| Kyle Smith

The movie is much like a really long beer commercial - but a really dark one. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Lisa Schwarzbaum

The dilemma of The Dilemma is that the conundrum at the center of the story isn't particularly hilarious. Read full review

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San Francisco Chronicle
| Amy Biancolli

Despite bursts of hilarity and an A-list cast, this is a dark, difficult, weirdly existential film - like some seriocomic spin on "I and Thou." Read full review

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Movieline
| Michelle Orange

The Dilemma is bad in a way that seems to parody all the ways in which a film like, say, "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" was good. Read full review

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Winona Ryder as Geneva, Jennifer Connelly as Beth, Vince Vaughn as Ronny and Kevin James as Nick in "The Dilemma."