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The Lesser Evil
“Four friends. A deadly secret. One choice.”
58%
Movie
1h 33m
AI Analysis
The Lesser Evil (1998) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Lesser Evil (1998) — a movie tagged as Drama and Thriller with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Four best friends reunite in a remote cabin for the first time in two decades. They are not there to reminisce about the good old days, but rather, to sort out the deadly details of one fateful afternoon in their past, when they all skipped school - and their lives were altered forever. Now the haunting truth has ca… Our models also surface themes such as ai and friendship from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~93 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Lesser Evil 58% (12 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
58%
from 12 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Four best friends reunite in a remote cabin for the first time in two decades. They are not there to reminisce about the good old days, but rather, to sort out the deadly details of one fateful afternoon in their past, when they all skipped school - and their lives were altered forever. Now the haunting truth has caught up with them, along with the reality that they are probably heading for jail. But in the soul-searching angst of deciding right from wrong, the though of going down after all this time seems incomprehensible. And with the authorities hot on their trail, the old friends quickly realize that someone has to pay and their only option to remain free is to sacrifice the only thing they've held on to for years... each other!
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1998-10-01
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- TMDB rating
- 5.8
- TMDB ID
- 72825
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Is there an official trailer for The Lesser Evil?
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What is The Lesser Evil about?
Four best friends reunite in a remote cabin for the first time in two decades. They are not there to reminisce about the good old days, but rather, to sort out the deadly details of one fateful aft... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Lesser Evil?
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How long is the movie The Lesser Evil?
The official runtime for The Lesser Evil is approximately 93 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Colm Feore
Derek
Tony Goldwyn
Frank
Arliss Howard
Ivan
David Paymer
George
Steven Petrarca
Young Frank
Jonathan Scarfe
Young Derek
Adam Scott
Young George
Marc Worden
Young Ivan
Jack Kehler
Detective Hardaway
Richard Riehle
Detective Smitts
Mason Adams
Derek's Father
Anne Haney
Derek's Mother
- M
Matt Bohling
Dying Man
- C
Chris Blackwelder
Scully
- M
Matthew Francis
Jock #2
Christopher Berry
Jock #3
- R
Reco D. Wilson
Jock #4
Michael Harding
Captain O’Brian
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