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Jagged Edge
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Jagged Edge is a 1985 American thriller film directed by Richard Marquand and written by Joe Eszterhas. Produced by Martin Ransohoff through Columbia Pictures and Delphi IV Productions, the movie features Glenn Close, Jeff Bridges, Robert Loggia, and Peter Coyote in the cast. The narrative is set in San Francisco and explores themes involving courts, lawyers, and sociopaths. John Barry composed the score, while Gene Callahan served as production designer and Ann Roth as costume designer.
The film has a runtime of 108 minutes and was originally released in English. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures and later made available via video on demand through Netflix. Jagged Edge received an R rating. Critical reception included a Metascore of 60 and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 79%. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, contributing to four total nominations.
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6.3After a wealthy heiress is murdered in her beach house, her devastated husband becomes the prime suspect. He hires a lawyer who hasn’t taken a criminal case in years, and as they work together, a complicated romance develops amidst the trial.
Cast
- Glenn Close as Teddy Barnes
- Jeff Bridges as Jack Forrester
- Peter Coyote as Thomas Krasny
- Lance Henriksen as Frank Martin
- Robert Loggia as Sam Ransom
- Michael Dorn as Dan Hislan
Themes
- court
- proof
- client
- sociopath
- lawyer
- courtroom
- beach house
- heiress
- psycho killer
- neo-noir
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Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
17,401 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
79%
Metacritic
60/100
- Year
- 1985
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- mystery film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Richard Marquand
- Screenwriter
- Joe Eszterhas
- Cast member
- Karen Austin
- Composer
- John Barry
- Producer
- Martin Ransohoff
- Production company
- Columbia Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Matthew F. Leonetti
- Narrative location
- San Francisco
- Duration
- 107
- FilmAffinity ID
- 319521
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1985-00-00
- title
- Jagged Edge
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- Gene Callahan
- costume designer
- Ann Roth
- review score
- 79%
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