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The Lesser Evil

Name: The Lesser Evil
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1998-10-01
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Cast: Colm Feore, Tony Goldwyn, Arliss Howard, David Paymer, Steven Petrarca

1998Movie1 h 33 minR

Drama Thriller

DecentGoodWatch score

6.4

60%75%

DecentGoodWatch score

6.4

60%75%

Summary

Four best friends reunite in a remote cabin for the first time in two decades.

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Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+10)
Critics 60Audiences 70GoodWatch 63
Tomatometer60%
Audience score75%
IMDb6.4
Running time
1 h 33 min
Shorter than most dramas, −16 min on the typical 109
typical 10993
Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 7 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1998
October 1, 1998
28 years ago
Genres
DramaThriller
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
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Directing · 9
David Mackay Director, Producer
Karen N. Horwitz Second Assistant Director
Michelle Williams Second Second Assistant Director
Juan A. Mas First Assistant Director
Brent Burditt Second Second Assistant Director
Jeremy Levine Second Unit Director
Writing · 2
Jeremy Levine Writer, Co-Producer, Production Design
Stephan Schultze Writer, Co-Producer, Director of Photography
Production · 10
Yoram Pelman Executive Producer
Daniel Helberg Producer
Libby Goldstein Casting
Junie Lowry-Johnson Casting
Erin O'Malley Production Coordinator
Leigh R. Harrison Production Coordinator, Post Production Assistant
Camera · 20
Bruce Dorfman Second Unit Director of Photography
Peter Vander Pluym Second Assistant Camera
Gregory Peters Additional Photography
Damian Smith First Assistant Camera
Sam Urdank Still Photographer
Dennis J. Laine Steadicam Operator
Editing · 2
Bret Marnell Editor
Jeff McEvoy Assistant Editor
Sound · 31
Don Davis Original Music Composer
Frank Gaeta Supervising Sound Editor
Joe Barnett Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Hertlein Assistant Sound Editor
David Grant Dialogue Editor
David Mann Foley Editor
Art · 7
Carisa Rosenthal Set Dresser
Ron Buchanan Set Dresser
David E. Hall Set Decoration
Ricardo Mendoza Art Direction
Mitchell J. Glaser Assistant Set Decoration
C. Daniel Hall Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 7
Starr Jones Key Hair Stylist, Key Makeup Artist
Laura Goldsmith Costume Designer
Lia Celi Makeup & Hair Assistant
Erin Aldridge Costumer
Stephen M. Kelley Makeup & Hair Assistant
Darcy Gilmore Key Makeup Artist, Key Hair Stylist
Other crew · 7
John Copeman Stunt Coordinator
Brent Fletcher Stunt Coordinator
Dale Frye Stunts
Keith Siglinger Stunts
Dino Muccio Stunts
Chris Bennet Stunts