The Edge

R

Released Sep 26, 1997

1 hr. 57 min.

Adventure

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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The plane carrying wealthy Charles Morse (Anthony Hopkins) crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness. Together with the two other passengers, photographer Robert Green (Alec Baldwin) and assistant Stephen (Harold Perrineau), Charles devises a plan to help them reach civilization. However, his biggest obstacle might not be the elements, or even the Kodiak bear stalking them -- it could be Robert, whom Charles has reason to believe is having an affair with his wife and would not mind seeing him dead.

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Critics Consensus

The Edge is an entertaining hybrid of brainy Mamet dialogue with brawny outdoors action -- albeit one that sadly lacks as much bite as its furry antagonist.

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Jacob B

"Why is the rabbit unafraid? Because he's smarter then the panther!" Top of my, 'Favorite Survival Films' list that never gets dull regardless or repeated viewings. A plane crash under a freezing lake, survivng the bitter cold Alaskan wilderness, battling a grizzly to the death, fighting the odds with Sir Anthony Hopkins at your side...what's not to love! Great acting, great characters, great score, great synopsis!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/15/24

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Andrew F

I've watched this a gazillion times and it's my joint favourite film of all time along with Batman Begins. It got me through many dark times. I'm gonna kill the bear!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/21/24

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Andrew T

Remember watching this movie as a kid and now I'm 37 and I've seen many survival movies being an outdoorsy guy. Still the best survival movie and the most realistic in my opinion I've seen it at least 10 times. The fact that use a real bear and not CGI is all the difference.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/30/24

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Satin B

Great cast, a real shame it went for sssoooo long. The Bear was the cherry on top 🙌❤️

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/05/24

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Audience Member

Director Lee Tamahori makes a wilderness survival thriller starring Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin Hopkins is Charles Morse, he’s fabulously wealthy exploring the Alaskan wilderness One of the passengers is Baldwin as photographer Robert Green During the trip the plane unexpectedly crashes and the two men have to rely on one another to make it back to civilization But their trust starts to wane; it’s not only the elements they have to combat next to a Kodiak bear but the notion that Charles believes that Robert was having an affair with his beautiful wife Charles at any point could abandon him or kill him leaving only himself as the sole survivor, he’s the more paranoid of the bunch yet he’s the most intellectual being a rich literate Robert assures him he’s a professional but can’t make sense of the situation One can only teeter on the edge of sanity for so long when it comes to survival The Alaskan backdrop is gorgeous yet you also feel the immense danger surrounding Both actors work immensely well together and the score by Jerry Goldsmith is beautiful There’s some hokiness and it doesn’t bite as much as it should but it uses a lot of Mamet to it’s advantage being quite cerebral

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/27/23

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Stuart R

Anthony Hopkins carries the film and the setting fits well enough, but everything else is kind of take it-or-leave it. - high-strong mixed 🍀

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/18/23

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Lee Tamahori

Director

Anthony Hopkins

Charles Morse

Alec Baldwin

Robert Green

Elle Macpherson

Mickey Morse

Harold Perrineau

Stephen

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David Ansen

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The Edge, for all its hokiness, makes it real. When Hopkins comes down from the mountain, I believed he was looking at the world with new eyes.

Feb 27, 2018

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Jason Bailey

Vice

It's not hard to read Charles' journey in 'The Edge' as analogous to its author's: the library-dwelling intellectual using his wits to brave rougher elements.

Oct 7, 2017

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: B+

Sep 7, 2011

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Dan DiNicola

The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY)

It's likely moviegoers will remember a bear more than the limp dialogue -- that is stale David Mamet.

Rated: C+

Jan 10, 2023

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Ed Travis

Hollywood Jesus

I really enjoy this unique character that Hopkins created in The Edge, and I feel he owns the movie.

Apr 10, 2020

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Peter Canavese

Groucho Reviews

Mamet has always been concerned with primal masculinity...The test of these men is twofold: can they survive the wilderness, and can they survive each other? [Blu-ray]

Rated: 3/4

May 31, 2010

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Synopsis

The plane carrying wealthy Charles Morse (Anthony Hopkins) crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness. Together with the two other passengers, photographer Robert Green (Alec Baldwin) and assistant Stephen (Harold Perrineau), Charles devises a plan to help them reach civilization. However, his biggest obstacle might not be the elements, or even the Kodiak bear stalking them -- it could be Robert, whom Charles has reason to believe is having an affair with his wife and would not mind seeing him dead.

Director: Lee Tamahori
Executive Producer: Lloyd Phillips
Screenwriter: David Mamet
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Art Linson Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Adventure, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 26, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $27.8M
Sound Mix: Surround, DTS, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: 35mm, Scope (2.35:1)

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