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In this hit thriller, a prosecuting attorney-turned-defense lawyer falls in love with a rich, charming client who's been accused of murdering his wife and her maid with a hunting knife. When an unknown assailant gruesomely slays San Francisco newspaper heiress Paige Forrester (Maria Mayenzet), her husband and business partner, .. Read more

Starring	Jeff Bridges, Glenn Close, Peter Coyote, Robert Loggia
Director	Richard Marquand
Genres	Thriller

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- This shows that a contemporary whodunit can still rivet sophisticated modern audiences without retreating into horror... read more on Time Out
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  Good Old Fashioned Thriller
  
  I really enjoyed this film and have watched several times over the yrs! it's best the first time as you do not know the ending.... Definately worth watching... read more »
  
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- 911306
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  - AMBLIV
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  - melton mowbray
  - 04 Aug 2010 at 12:14
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- - 2
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  Good Old Fashioned Thriller
  
  I really enjoyed this film and have watched several times over the yrs! it's best the first time as you do not know the ending.... Definately worth watching... read more »
  
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- 911306
- - AMBLIV
  - 5 reviews
  - melton mowbray
  - 04 Aug 2010 at 12:14
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  - 1
  Jagged Edge
  
  OK but I could remember that I'd seen it before
  
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- - DianeB
  - 8 reviews
  - Preston
  - 05 Jul 2009 at 21:06
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  jagged plot
  
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  the storyline is pretty unbelievable, and the outcome was quite predictable.
  
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- - docgibbons
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  - Ross-on-Wye
  - 01 Apr 2009 at 18:17
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  Jagged Edge
  
  Really enjoyable and keeps you guessing. Glen Close, as always, brilliant acting.
  
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- - madmags
  - 27 reviews
  - Lowestoft
  - 07 Feb 2009 at 09:45
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  Jagged edge
  
  Very good - had me on the edge of my seat
  
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  - London
  - 09 Jan 2009 at 11:47
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  Oldie but goodie
  
  Had not seen it for a long time, recalled it was good and it proved to be so..perhpas a bit more predictable this time round but still enjoyable.
  
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  - Newcastle upon Tyne
  - 29 Dec 2008 at 08:28
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  predictable
  
  this was the first time i watched this movie, thought the opening scenes was good but would like to have seen more gore.
  
  within the first half hour ... read more »
  
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  - Larne
  - 19 Nov 2008 at 21:02
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  Not bad but not great either
  
  I don't even know why I have rented this movie. It's not bad but nothing special.. the plot is really dated, Jeff Bridge is terribly boring and not the ... read more »
  
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- - gianino
  - 500 reviews
  - London
  - 21 Jul 2008 at 12:30
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  Quite a clever bit of stuff.
  
  Glenn Close is the lawyer hired to help Jeff Bridges character out when he is accussed of brutally murdering his wife. You already now the script - but it is ... read more »
  
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- - Cornetto
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  - Lancaster
  - 30 May 2007 at 08:35
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  Edge of seat stuff
  
  I had seen this film before but decided to revisit it. I was totally hooked from the heart-stopping opening to the equally unpredictable end. It is a really ... read more »
  
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- - Cesca
  - 47 reviews
  - Bridge of Allan
  - 01 Oct 2006 at 18:03
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- - 2
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  Good Old Fashioned Thriller
  
  I really enjoyed this film and have watched several times over the yrs! it's best the first time as you do not know the ending.... Definately worth watching... read more »
  
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- 911306
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  - AMBLIV
  - 5 reviews
  - melton mowbray
  - 04 Aug 2010 at 12:14
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  To be avoided
  
  I cannot recommend this movie which has an implausible plot foreseeable long before the end. The technicalities such as the cutting do not come up to ... read more »
  
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  - Leicester, UK
  - 16 May 2004 at 12:19
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  worth watching
  
  I saw this in the cinema, and my memory of it was a tense psycological thriller which was above average.
  
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- - SW
  - 14 reviews
  - N.Wales
  - 06 Oct 2004 at 12:56
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  So Predictable… like a very bad episode of Colombo
  
  When this film arrived I couldn’t remember why I had put it on my list, so I went back and read what the review said and thought OK lets give it a whirl.<... read more »
  
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- - kmcca5
  - East Sussex
  - 29 Apr 2005 at 10:40
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  Worth watching
  
  A film that got rave reviews at the time. But, hey, that was 20 years ago and film making has moved on a bit since then. So, don't be too disappointed by ... read more »
  
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  - Kent
  - 07 Feb 2005 at 15:25
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  BRILLIANT MOVIE
  
  I HAD SEEN IT BEFORE AND IT WAS WONDERFUL TO SEE IT AGAIN. ONE OF THE BEST...EXCELLENT ALL AROUND. PLEASE WATCH IT, YOU WONT REGRET IT.
  
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  - ENGLAND
  - 25 Feb 2005 at 22:02
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  A murder mystery that doesn't go over the top
  
  Jagged Edge is a murder mystery that doesn't indulge in Hollywood cliche. The casting of Jeff Bridges is a master stroke, Bridges is famous for playing all ... read more »
  
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- - Anonymous
  - 26 Sep 2004 at 13:16
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  Watchable but disappointing
  
  Although the cast in this film is very strong, for me the film just seemed rather predictable and dull. Having just watched the first series of 'Murder One... read more »
  
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- - quotegeek
  - Lancashire
  - 21 Jan 2005 at 12:11
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  Edge of seat stuff
  
  I had seen this film before but decided to revisit it. I was totally hooked from the heart-stopping opening to the equally unpredictable end. It is a really ... read more »
  
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- - Cesca
  - 47 reviews
  - Bridge of Allan
  - 01 Oct 2006 at 18:03
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  Quite a clever bit of stuff.
  
  Glenn Close is the lawyer hired to help Jeff Bridges character out when he is accussed of brutally murdering his wife. You already now the script - but it is ... read more »
  
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- 444862
- - Cornetto
  - 959 reviews
  - Lancaster
  - 30 May 2007 at 08:35

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- Jagged Edge
  
  In this hit thriller, a prosecuting attorney-turned-defense lawyer falls in love with a rich, charming client who's been accused of murdering his wife and her maid with a hunting knife. When an unknown assailant gruesomely slays San Francisco newspaper heiress Paige Forrester (Maria Mayenzet), her ...