Is River's Edge easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% 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 River's Edge end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% 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 River's 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.

Yes. More sad 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 River's Edge violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% 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.

River's Edge

Name: River's Edge
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1986
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Crispin Glover, Keanu Reeves, Ione Skye, Roxana Zal, Daniel Roebuck

Which was worse? The murder or what came after?

Directed by Tim Hunter

Produced by Island, Hemdale Film Corporation

1986100 min6.5 / 10

A dark, morally corrosive examination of teenage apathy and complicity in the face of murder, where the real horror lies in the friends' indifference rather than the crime itself.

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.

Clusters

Consequences Of Wrongdoing Revenge Gone Wrong Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Lies And Disguises Murder And Assassination

Genres

Crime Drama Thriller

Keywords

Drug Dealer High School Police Gun Friends Murder Dead Body Drugs Apathy Secret Teenager

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Questions people ask

Is River's Edge easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does River's Edge end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is River's Edge scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is River's Edge sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is River's Edge violent? Yes. More violent than 80% 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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