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      Hard Choices

      1986 1h 30m Crime Drama List
      Reviews Teenager Bobby (Gary McCleery) makes a fateful decision when he goes out for a drive with his older brothers. After they rob a store and kill a police officer, Bobby is captured and set to be tried as an adult for murder -- even though he claims he had no part in the crime. Social worker Laura (Margaret Klenck) believes Bobby and wants to help. But it becomes clear that the system will show no mercy, and, in order to save his life, Laura makes a fateful decision of her own. Read More Read Less

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      Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Many movies start out strong and end in confusion and compromise. Hard Choices starts out like a predictable action picture, and grows and grows until at the end it astonishes us. Rated: 3.5/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Teenager Bobby (Gary McCleery) makes a fateful decision when he goes out for a drive with his older brothers. After they rob a store and kill a police officer, Bobby is captured and set to be tried as an adult for murder -- even though he claims he had no part in the crime. Social worker Laura (Margaret Klenck) believes Bobby and wants to help. But it becomes clear that the system will show no mercy, and, in order to save his life, Laura makes a fateful decision of her own.
      Director
      Rick King
      Screenwriter
      Rick King, Robert Mickelson
      Genre
      Crime, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 30m