Film198699 min

River's Edge

Name: River's Edge
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1986
Duration: 99 min
Cast: Crispin Glover, Keanu Reeves, Ione Skye, Daniel Roebuck, Dennis Hopper

Taste attributes: crimedramadetectiveslowunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilunlikely connections

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"The most controversial film you will see this year."

Boxlist takeWeighty and intricate: a raw crime drama, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.5 /10

TMDB · 184 votes

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What lines up

Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

A group of high school friends discover that they are in the presence of a killer. One of them, Samson, has murdered his girlfriend Jamie. He brags to his friends about killing her, and when they discover he is telling the truth, their reactions vary.

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