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Quick Info

Rating

6.5/10

Release1986

Runtime1h 40m

StatusReleased

Budget$1,900,000

Revenue$4,600,000

Production

Island

Hemdale Film Corporation

Movie

River's Edge

1986

1h 40m

6.5

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Synopsis

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.

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