River's Edge
1986 · Movie · 1h 40m · R
CrimeDramaThriller
"Which was worse? The murder or what came after?"
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes
88%
Metacritic
73/100
Key crew
- Neal JimenezWriter
- Tim HunterDirector
- Jürgen KnieperOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Crispin GloverLayne
- Keanu ReevesMatt
- Ione SkyeClarissa
- Roxana ZalMaggie
- Daniel RoebuckSamson
- Dennis HopperFeck
- Joshua John MillerTim
- Tom BowerBennett
- Danyi DeatsJamie
- Constance ForslundMadeleine
- Leo RossiJim
- Phillip BrockMike
Stills
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Themes
drug dealerhigh schoolpolicegunfriendsmurderdead bodydrugsapathysecretteenager