# River's Edge (1986)

> A group of suburban teenagers fractures into loyalty, denial, and fear after one friend murders another.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12821

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Tim Hunter
- Cast: Crispin Glover, Keanu Reeves, Ione Skye, Roxana Zal, Daniel Roebuck, Dennis Hopper, Joshua John Miller, Tom Bower
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091860/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: harrowing, bitter, disturbing, late night cinephile viewing, 1980s cinema marathon

## Synopsis

A chilling exploration of friendship and betrayal in the face of a dark secret.

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- [Murder by Numbers (2002)](https://ember.film/movie/6793)
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- [The Lost Boys (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/1006)
- [Paranoid Park (2007)](https://ember.film/movie/1349)
- [Drugstore Cowboy (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/378)
- [At Close Range (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/7992)

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