Fresh
The triumph of this bleak, unsettling picture is that, no matter how grim it gets, it's far too involving for you to turn away.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
River's Edge
Which was worse? The murder or what came after?
1986 · 1h 40m · R
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Tim Hunter
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River's Edge
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.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
88%
Tomatometer
Fresh
River's Edge is a contemporary horror story about teen-agers, but it contains no slasher scenes or serial homicides. Its monsters are all too real.
Michael Wilmington, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
An unusually downbeat and depressing youth pic.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
It's more a success than a failure, if only because the confusions are so protean.
Pat Graham, Chicago Reader
Rotten
There are some good, frightening scenes of volatile lunacy, but the whole thing badly lacks a controlling distance and perspective.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
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