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65% Critic Match
River's Edge
“Which was worse? The murder or what came after?”
6.5 / 10• 1986• 1h 40m•R• English
CrimeDramaThriller
Storyline
A group of high-school friends must come to terms with the fact that one of them, Samson, killed another, Jamie. Faced with the brutality of death, each must decide whether to turn their friend in to the police, or to help him escape the consequences of his dreadful deed.
Cast & Crew
Crispin Glover
Layne
Lead
Keanu Reeves
Matt
Ione Skye
Clarissa
Roxana Zal
Maggie
Daniel Roebuck
Samson
Dennis Hopper
Feck
Joshua John Miller
Tim
Tom Bower
Bennett
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tim Hunter's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. River's Edge is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
