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Hard Choices (1985)

1985-01-24 · EN
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A teenaged boy goes for a ride with his brother and the brother's friends, who proceed to rob a store and murder the clerk. They are caught and, despite the young boy's protestations, he is convicted of murder and sent to prison. A female social worker assigned to the boy's case not only believes him, but begins to fall in love with him, and determines to either help him prove his innocence or escape.

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Rick KingDirector, Writer

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Margaret KlenckMargaret KlenckLaura StephensGary McCleeryGary McCleeryBobby LipscombJohn SaylesJohn SaylesDonJ.T. WalshJ.T. WalshDeputy AndersonMartin DonovanMartin DonovanJoshSpalding GraySpalding GrayTerry NorfolkJohn SeitzJohn SeitzSheriff Mavis Johnson

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · CrimeDialogue densityDramaDirector preference107588Actor preference1386 · 152528 · 103419Country preferenceUsDecade preference1980

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A teenaged boy goes for a ride with his brother and the brother's friends, who proceed to rob a store and murder the clerk. They are caught and, despite the young boy's protestations, he is convicted of murder and sent to prison. A female social worker assigned to the boy's case not only believes him, but begins to fall in love with him, and determines to either help him prove his innocence or escape.