• R, 1 hr. 39 min.
  • Drama
  • Directed By:
    Tim Hunter
    In Theaters:
    May 8, 1987 Limited
    On DVD:
    Jan 23, 2001
  • Island

Opening

78% Fast & Furious 6 May 24
47% The Hangover Part III May 23
100% Epic May 24
96% Before Midnight May 24
67% We Steal Secrets: The Story Of Wikileaks May 24
83% Fill the Void May 24
—— A Green Story
—— Alyce Kills May 24

Top Box Office

86% Star Trek Into Darkness $70.2M
78% Iron Man 3 $35.8M
49% The Great Gatsby $23.9M
46% Pain & Gain $3.2M
69% The Croods $3.0M
77% 42 $2.8M
56% Oblivion $2.3M
98% Mud $2.2M
37% Peeples $2.2M
8% The Big Wedding $1.2M

Coming Soon

—— After Earth May 31
—— Now You See Me May 31
88% The East May 31
100% The Kings of Summer May 31

River's Edge Reviews

Variety Staff
Variety
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An unusually downbeat and depressing youth pic.

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July 18, 2007
Pat Graham
Chicago Reader
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It's more a success than a failure, if only because the confusions are so protean.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

July 18, 2007
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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There are some good, frightening scenes of volatile lunacy, but the whole thing badly lacks a controlling distance and perspective.

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February 9, 2006
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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Bitter and disturbing.

Full Review Source: New York Times | Original Score: 3/5

May 20, 2003
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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This is the best analytical film about a crime since The Onion Field and In Cold Blood.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | Original Score: 3.5/4

January 1, 2000
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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River stabs all-too-wildly in the dark.

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January 1, 2000
Hal Hinson
Washington Post
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The movie's thinking is hackneyed and sloppy.

Full Review Source: Washington Post

January 1, 2000
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