River's Edge

River's Edge

Which was worse? The murder or what came after?

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Release Date

10/10/1986

Runtime

100 mins

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$1,900,000

Revenue

$4,600,000

Homepage

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A suffocating portrait of teenage drift and moral paralysis after an unthinkable act. The film asks not just what happened, but what it means that nobody knows what to do about it.

Mood

Dread-soakedTenseBleakUnsettling

Themes

FriendshipBetrayalComing of age

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

Ensemble

Heads up

Graphic violenceAddiction

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