
Brick(2006)
A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.


“Which was worse? The murder or what came after?”
A group of high-school friends must come to terms with the fact that one of them, Samson, killed another, Jamie. Faced with the brutality of death, each must decide whether to turn their friend in to the police, or to help him escape the consequences of his dreadful deed.

Crispin Glover
Layne

Keanu Reeves
Matt

Ione Skye
Clarissa

Roxana Zal
Maggie

Daniel Roebuck
Samson

Dennis Hopper
Feck

Joshua John Miller
Tim

Tom Bower
Bennett

Danyi Deats
Jamie

Constance Forslund
Madeleine
River's Edge is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 1986 exploring themes of drug dealer, high school, police, gun, friends, murder. Directed by Tim Hunter, it stars Crispin Glover, Keanu Reeves, Ione Skye. A group of high-school friends must come to terms with the fact that one of them, Samson, killed another, Jamie. Faced with the brutality of death, each must decide whether to turn their friend in to the police, or to help him escape the consequences of his dreadful deed.
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