Jagged Edge

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Jagged Edge

R

Released Oct 4, 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 as to 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

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.

Jun 12, 2013

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Variety Staff

Variety

A well-crafted, hardboiled mystery.

Feb 11, 2008

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

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

Feb 11, 2008

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Steve Warren

Bay Area Reporter

It's mostly preposterous but juicy fun.

Apr 30, 2020

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Kathi Maio

Sojourner

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

Aug 21, 2019

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Sean Collier

Box Office Prophets

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

Rated: 6/10

May 24, 2019

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Sarfaraz A

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.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/10/25

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Doug C

Amazing and incredible thriller, must see !!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/20/25

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Jelisije J

A very entertaining crime drama with Glen Close falling in love with the person she is suppose to be defending who is potentially a murderer in Jeff Bridges.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/16/24

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Devra B

I’m not sure what’s up with the low ratings, but I personally love this old school murder mystery! Glenn Close is wonderful in it, so is Jeff Bridges.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/16/24

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John U

Great cast but horribly acted or overacted. Weak storyline and predictable. Was actually hoping for one more twist just to make it a little interesting. Would be a bad made for tv movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/11/24

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Mike P

Slick but predictable court room thriller; excellent set up; excellent performances and production values; but the ending BADLY needed one more shock twist. It was too obvious, too Occam's Razor. Still watchable and entertaining for most of the film's duration. Recommended.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/10/24

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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 as to 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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