River's Edge fingerprintStrong craft, striking style.
Tense
Melancholic and moving
Much of it is about growing up.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, crime, and growing up
Standout characters, direction, and performances
Functional look and sound
Tense
River's Edge is tense.
Melancholic and moving
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's melancholic and moving. Much of it is about growing up.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Everyday modern life, crime, and growing up
Its world is built around everyday modern life, crime, and growing up.
Standout characters, direction, and performances
The characters, direction, and performances stand out.
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Which was worse? The murder or what came after?
Overall: Similar vibe.
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Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 75/100 (IMDb 6.8, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, and Metacritic 73). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, drug use, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 40 min
River's Edge runs 1 h 40 min.
Not quite. Critics rate River's Edge higher (81) than audiences (70). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes. It cost about $2 million to make and earned $5 million worldwide, 2.4 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom, United States.
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TV Tropes lists 30 storytelling tropes for River's Edge, including Very Loosely Based on a True Story, Ax-Crazy, Teens Are Monsters.
6.8
