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Dilemma
39%
Movie
1h 23m
AI Analysis
Dilemma (1997) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Dilemma (1997) — a movie tagged as Action and Thriller with tense and emotional moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Whichever side he chooses, someone's gonna die. Death row inmate Rudy Salazar cuts a deal he can't refuse: he'll donate his rare bone marrow to a young girl dying of leukemia. In return, his death sentence is commuted to life without parole. L.A. Detective Quin (C. Thomas Howell), the cop who brought Salazar's murde… Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~83 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Dilemma 39% (7 votes) — polarizing or niche appeal for this movie.
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from 7 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Whichever side he chooses, someone's gonna die. Death row inmate Rudy Salazar cuts a deal he can't refuse: he'll donate his rare bone marrow to a young girl dying of leukemia. In return, his death sentence is commuted to life without parole. L.A. Detective Quin (C. Thomas Howell), the cop who brought Salazar's murderous rampage to an end, sees through Salazar's selfless facade. En route to the hospital, Salazar makes a daring escape. Now it's up to Quin and his sexy partner, Lydia, to bring Salazar to justice one more time and save the life of an innocent little girl before it's too late.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1997-01-01
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- TMDB rating
- 3.9
- TMDB ID
- 107647
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What is Dilemma about?
Whichever side he chooses, someone's gonna die. Death row inmate Rudy Salazar cuts a deal he can't refuse: he'll donate his rare bone marrow to a young girl dying of leukemia. In return, his death ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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The official runtime for Dilemma is approximately 83 minutes.
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Directors & writers
Cast

C. Thomas Howell
Thomas 'Quin' Quinlan

Sofia Shinas
Lydia Cantrell

Danny Trejo
Rudy Salazar

Courtney Gains
Tex

Alexander Folk
Herb Endres

Richard Riehle
Captain Ross

Robert Ruth
Sheriff
- R
Rosario Gru
Delfina

Nicholas Hill
Alex Davis
- D
David "Shark" Fralick
Eanow

Buddy Daniels Friedman
Jake
- L
Louis Martin Braga III
Mizzel

Cristos
Krasco
- B
Beano
Greeley

John Capodice
Ramsey
- J
Jamie Anderson
Officer Divas

David Rees
Doctor Baslow
- G
Glen Hill
Bodkin
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