river's edge
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River's Edge

1hr 39mins
Directed by
Tim Hunter
Featuring
Crispin Glover,
Keanu Reeves,
Ione Skye
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Crispin Glover, Keanu Reeves, Ione Skye, and Dennis Hopper lead an all-star cast in director Tim Hunter's River's Edge, a dramatic tale of ennui and murder among a group of high school teens in Northern California. 

When the naked body of a young girl is discovered on a riverbank, the friends' reactions range from horror and disbelief to guilt, apathy, and deceit. Often cited as a leading example of the "killer kid" film genre, River's Edge took home the prize for Best Feature at the 1988 Independent Spirit Awards. Daniel Roebuck, Joshua John Miller, and Roxana Zal round out the cast.

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