Is Jagged Edge scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Jagged Edge violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Jagged Edge end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Jagged Edge easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less sad than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Jagged Edge

Name: Jagged Edge
Genre: Thriller
Released: 1985
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Glenn Close, Jeff Bridges, Peter Coyote, Lance Henriksen, Robert Loggia

When a murder case is this shocking, which do you trust? Your emotions or your evidence?

Directed by Richard Marquand

Produced by Delphi IV Productions, Columbia Pictures

1985108 min6.3 / 10

A taut neo-noir thriller that weaves courtroom procedure with romantic tension and moral ambiguity, asking whether evidence or intuition should guide judgment.

After a wealthy heiress is murdered in her beach house, her devastated husband becomes the prime suspect. He hires a lawyer who hasn’t taken a criminal case in years, and as they work together, a complicated romance develops amidst the trial.

Clusters

Betrayal By Insiders Houses and Dwellings Detective And Interrogation Movies Working-Class Occupations Serial Killers And Assassins

Genres

Thriller

Keywords

Court Proof Client Sociopath Lawyer Courtroom Beach House Heiress Psycho Killer Neo-noir Female Attorney

Questions people ask

Is Jagged Edge scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Jagged Edge violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Does Jagged Edge end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Jagged Edge easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Jagged Edge sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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