The Dilemma

The Dilemma
Vaughn and James stand side-by-side, wearing tie-less dress shirts and blazers.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRon Howard
Written byAllan Loeb
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySalvatore Totino
Edited by
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures[1]
Release date
  • January 14, 2011 (2011-01-14)
Running time
118 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$70 million[3]
Box office$69.7 million[3]

The Dilemma is a 2011 American comedy-drama film directed by Ron Howard, written by Allan Loeb and starring Vince Vaughn and Kevin James.[4] The film follows savvy businessman Ronny (Vaughn) and genius engineer Nick (James), who are best friends and partners in an auto design firm. They are pursuing a project to make their firm famous. Ronny sees Nick's wife Geneva (Winona Ryder) kissing another man (Channing Tatum). Ronny seeks out answers and has to figure out how to tell Nick about what he saw while working with him to complete their critical presentation.[5]

It was filmed entirely in the Chicago metropolitan area. The Dilemma was released by Universal Pictures in the United States and Canada on January 14, 2011.

  1. ^ a b c d e "The Dilemma (2011)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  2. ^ "The Dilemma - Tyson Library". Tyson Library. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b "The Dilemma (2011)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  4. ^ "The Dilemma". Turner Classic Movies. United States. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  5. ^ "The Dilemma". ComingSoon.net. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved January 10, 2011.