River's Edge

River's Edge

1986

Teenage burnout Samson (Daniel Roebuck) has murdered his girlfriend and left her naked body lying on the bank of a river just outside their small California town. He not only doesn't run away, he brings his friends to gawk at her dead body. Speed freak Layne (Crispin Glover) tries to force the teens' silence to protect their friend, but conscience is gnawing at the others -- particularly Matt (Keanu Reeves) and Clarissa (Ione Skye Leitch), who want to go to the police.

The most controversial film you will see this year.

JBscale
79
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Crime - Drama
Length
1 hr. 39 mins.
US Theatrical Release
May 8, 1987
US Box Office
$4,600,000 (#4956 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
iTunes
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
MGM
Released
January 13, 2015
Acquired Date
December 26, 2023
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
December 27, 2023

Actors

Crispin Glover
Crispin Glover
Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves
Ione Skye
Ione Skye
Daniel Roebuck
Daniel Roebuck
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper
Joshua John Miller
Joshua John Miller
Roxana Zal
Roxana Zal
Josh Richman
Josh Richman
Phillip Brock
Phillip Brock
Tom Bower
Tom Bower
Constance Forslund
Constance Forslund
Leo Rossi
Leo Rossi
Jim Metzler
Jim Metzler
Tammy Smith
Tammy Smith
Danyi Deats
Danyi Deats
Taylor Negron
Taylor Negron

Directors

Tim Hunter
Tim Hunter

Producers

Sarah Pillsbury
Sarah Pillsbury
Midge Sanford
Midge Sanford

Writers

Neal Jimenez
Neal Jimenez

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User Reviews

  • 12.27.2023 by biglummox (6/10)

Ratings

JB Users
60
Good
RT Fresh
88%
Tomatometer
42 votes
RT Fresh Certified
75%
Popcornmeter
514 votes
METASCORE
73
19 votes
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
21,634 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media