The Cutting Edge

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The Cutting Edge

PG

1992

1h 41m

Romance

Comedy

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Stuck-up figure skating whiz Kate Moseley (Moira Kelly) is denied a gold medal at the 1988 Olympics after a fall. As Kate drives off partner after partner, her coach, Anton (Roy Dotrice), must quickly find her a new one in order to be ready for the next Olympics. Enter arrogant former Olympic hockey player Doug Dorsey (D.B. Sweeney), who briefly encountered Kate years before. Reluctantly teaming up, Kate and Doug's icy rapport begins to thaw, resulting in a chemistry both in and out of the rink.

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Part contrived romance, part hackneyed sports drama, The Cutting Edge shows how difficult it can be to figure skate through cheese.

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Liz Shannon Miller

lizshannonmiller.com

The dialogue sings, the direction is clean, and there are nearly countless moments that still stand out as iconic today.

Rated: A-

Aug 5, 2019

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

A rousing though late-arriving crowd-pleaser of sufficient wit, vitality and intelligence that you don't have to be a teen-ager to be thoroughly entertained by it.

Jun 20, 2019

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Sheila Johnston

Independent (UK)

The only thing that would have made this palatable in a mildly camp sort of way would have been the skating sequences.

Jun 19, 2019

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a briskly-paced and mostly engaging romance that benefits rather substantially from the affable work of its stars...

Rated: 3/4

Sep 23, 2020

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Stephen Hunter

Baltimore Sun

The Cutting Edge is an enjoyable piffle, completely divorced from any recognizable reality.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jun 20, 2019

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John Ferguson

Radio Times

Sweeney and Kelly spark off each other nicely and they are ably supported by the likes of Terry O'Quinn and Roy Dotrice.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 20, 2019

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Aileen D

Fun movie. A light, enjoyable rom-com with two talented, seemingly mismatched individuals who bicker and fight as they train for the Olympics. There’s a scene I love where the former ice hockey player challenges the fiery female ice skating star to a game of shooting the putt past a target. She fails miserably, while he outplays her. There’s a lot of snappy dialogue verbal “foreplay” - as they continually challenge each other on the ice and off, before recognize they’re in love. Good choice of music, too, that complements the story and raises your spirits.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/11/25

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Raymond D.

An underrated movie. Great directing by Paul Michael Glaser of TV's Starsky and Hutch alibiet the skating sequences are unbelievable. The two leads have a magical chemistry together. Fun dialogue and even funnier situations.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/06/25

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Jon P

Clean, rom-com that does just enough. No scene feels overdone or unnecessary, and the chemistry between the stars adds to the appeal.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/02/25

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Frans B

Paul Michael Glaser did good here. DB Sweeney and Moira Kelly truly shines here in character. True classic in so many senses. Great cinematography and expertly written. Nice to watch

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/01/25

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Kay M

Great movie. Great acting. DB Sweeney at his finest. This movie stands the test of time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/15/24

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Audience Member

An instant classic. Moira Kelly is beautiful and fiery. DB Sweeney is perfect. This is 90s film at its absolute best.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/07/24

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Synopsis

Stuck-up figure skating whiz Kate Moseley (Moira Kelly) is denied a gold medal at the 1988 Olympics after a fall. As Kate drives off partner after partner, her coach, Anton (Roy Dotrice), must quickly find her a new one in order to be ready for the next Olympics. Enter arrogant former Olympic hockey player Doug Dorsey (D.B. Sweeney), who briefly encountered Kate years before. Reluctantly teaming up, Kate and Doug's icy rapport begins to thaw, resulting in a chemistry both in and out of the rink.

Director: Paul Michael Glaser
Producer: Robert W. Cort, Ted Field, Karen Murphy
Screenwriter: Tony Gilroy
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Interscope Communications
Rating: PG
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 27, 1992, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 27, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $23.0M
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Surround

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