On the bank of a river lies the naked body of a murdered girl. At the nearby high school, one of the students boasts to Matt (Reeves) and his friends that he killed her. Drunk and stoned, the doubting teens venture to the river only to discover that he is in fact telling the truth. They decide to form a wall of secrecy, but Matt (Reeves) is uncomfortable about their silence and has to decide between exposing the criminal and keeping quiet for the rest of his life. Based on the horrific real-life murder of a young Californian girl, this powerful portrait of disaffected... youth stars Keanu Reeves (The Matrix trilogy), Crispin Glover (Charlie's Angels) and Dennis Hopper (Easy Rider) in a tale that is chilling to witness. Audio commentary with director Tim Hunter Across the Edge: The Making of River's Edge (2012): documentary featuring interviews with director Tim Hunter and star Crispin Glover Original theatrical trailer [show more]
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Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper and Crispin Glover star in this American crime drama. Teenager John Tollett (Daniel Roebuck) strangles his girlfriend, Jamie (Danyi Deats), and leaves her body beside the river. As word gets out among the young people of the town, some are torn between keeping faith with their peers or exposing the crime and risking retribution. Matt (Reeves) and Clarissa (Ione Skye) are uncomfortable keeping silent, while speed freak Layne (Glover) believes that as John's friends they should help him cover-up the murder. Layne and John turn to Feck (Hopper) for advice, the local drug dealer and himself a murderer.
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