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      Jagged Edge

      1985, Crime/Drama, 1h 48m

      31 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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      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. Read critic reviews

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      Movie Info

      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.

      • Rating: R

      • Genre: Crime, Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Richard Marquand

      • Producer: Martin Ransohoff

      • Writer: Joe Eszterhas

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

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      • Box Office (Gross USA): $36.9M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Columbia Pictures

      • Production Co: Columbia, TriStar Pictures

      • Sound Mix: Surround

      Cast & Crew

      Glenn Close
      Jeff Bridges
      Peter Coyote
      John Dehner
      Leigh Taylor-Young
      Karen Austin
      Lance Henriksen
      James Karen
      Michael Dorn
      Joe Eszterhas

      Critic Reviews for Jagged Edge

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      • Jul 22, 2012

        A suspenseful thriller/drama, Jagged Edge didn't blow me away but it kept me guessing until the end and it's worth watching if you enjoy murder mysteries.

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      • Apr 26, 2009

        Glen Close plays an unethical, client-fucking attorney who defends a newspaper mogul accused of stabbing his wife, then begins to suspect her client after he seduces - after she seduces -after they seduce each other. Soooo dreadfully Eszterhaz predictable. Saw the end coming 2/3 of the way through. (Which is probably way later than most people -I'm slow.) Fun Fact: Glen Close actually looks semi-female in this pic. Which is essential for the film to have any credibility, otherwise, who would believe Jeff Bridges would dip his wick in THAT???

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      • Jun 15, 2007

        A great, tense and violent thriller as a laywer defends a man accused of killing his wife.....and starts to fall for him herself.

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      • Apr 01, 2007

        The whole selling point of this film at the time was it's "shock" ending. Which is so unbelievably predictable, a 2 year old could guess it. A waste of time.

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