Jagged Edge

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Jagged Edge

R

1985

1h 48m

Crime

Drama

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Lawyer Teddy Barnes reluctantly takes up the case of publisher Jack Forrester, who is accused of murdering his wife for her money. As the trial develops, she is kept guessing right to the very last minute whether Jack is an innocent man or a cunning, manipulative murderer.

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Critics Consensus

Coolly performed and suspenseful, Jagged Edge is a satisfying enough potboiler that most audiences won't mind if the twists don't quite add up.

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Jay Boyar

Orlando Sentinel

06/12/2013

The biggest fault of Jagged Edge is that whatever suspense it manages to generate in its climactic scenes is achieved artificially, through tricky editing and manipulative ''danger'' music.

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Variety Staff

Variety

02/11/2008

A well-crafted, hardboiled mystery.

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

02/11/2008

The wholesome cast completely obliterates the unstated perversities that have been this genre's reason for being.

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Steve Warren

Bay Area Reporter

04/30/2020

It's mostly preposterous but juicy fun.

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Kathi Maio

Sojourner

08/21/2019

It is the visual ambiguity, the murkiness of the cinematography, that is often maddening.

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Sean Collier

Box Office Prophets

05/24/2019

6/10

Close - who was not nominated for this role, despite earning nods the prior three years - is a supreme heroine, endlessly watchable and perfectly sincere.

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moon s

@moon90 Jan 27

fantasic direction, pretty good plot if youre into a crime drama with a great performane from glenn close. really great twist at the end of the film, had me on the edge. they dont make them like they used to

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Shawan L

@ShawanLLibang Jan 13

Jagged Edge is just a really solid thriller. Glenn Close is fantastic, Jeff Bridges keeps you on your toes, and the story moves with purpose. It’s the kind of movie that pulls you in and doesn’t let go.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Aug 25

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jul 4

Failure in 1 hour and 48 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $36,900,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Sarfaraz A

@RT40602226 01/10/2025

Joe Eszterhas wrote this courtroom thriller, and Richard Marquand directed it. Starring Jeff Bridges, Glenn Close, and others. The film is about Teddy (Glenn Close), a lawyer and divorced mother with a young daughter and son. Jack (Jeff Bridges), a newspaper editor, is suspected of murdering his wife, an affluent socialite, in order to acquire her immense wealth and business. The film is suspenseful and thrilling. All of the actors and actresses had good performances.

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Doug C

@pelagic 01/08/2025

Amazing and incredible thriller, must see !!!

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Synopsis

Lawyer Teddy Barnes reluctantly takes up the case of publisher Jack Forrester, who is accused of murdering his wife for her money. As the trial develops, she is kept guessing right to the very last minute whether Jack is an innocent man or a cunning, manipulative murderer.

Director: Richard Marquand
Producer: Martin Ransohoff
Screenwriter: Joe Eszterhas
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Columbia, TriStar Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 4, 1985, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 12, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $36.9M
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: Surround

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