River's Edge (1986) Poster

(1986)

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Sex & Nudity

  • 3-4 mentions of r*pe.
  • The fully nude corpse of a young woman is seen several times. Her pubes, breasts and buttocks are visible.
  • A girl flirts with a guy and touches his thigh; they kiss and have sex. They are both clothed and the scene is brief, we only see the girl thrusting on top of him and hear the guy moaning. A post-sex scene with the couple lying and hugging is seen. Later on, when they get up, we see the guy's briefs and the girl's panties, very briefly.
  • A blow-up doll is seen several times, and a character mimes giving himself oral sex with it.
  • Some sexual references.
  • A guy yells several times at a man to jerk him off.

Violence & Gore

  • The whole movie revolves around a murder. Other than that, there isn't any noticeable or graphic violence. Characters are often threatened with guns and baseball bats including once in the commission of a robbery.
  • A highschool girl is strangled to death by her boyfriend (we see the murder in a flashback). We repeatedly see her nude corpse. The murder is mentioned many times in the movie. Later on we see her in a coffin as her funeral is celebrated.
  • A man is beaten on the head with a baseball bat twice by two kids. His head bleeds. They steal his gun.
  • Some people find a guy's dead body. We see some blood on his face.
  • A guy hits a kid several times. The kid's mouth and nose are bloody.
  • Two scenes of guys struggling and fighting with each other.
  • A 12 years-old kid threatens an older guy and says he's gonna die for what he's done. Afterwards he is seen looking for a gun with his friend of the same age. One of the kids brings the gun to a school.
  • A woman mentions how a man was often beaten up by his father when he was young. The man tells her that her two sons might need the same treatment.
  • Some policemen find a girl's corpse in a river and are seen taking it out of the water.
  • Two 12 years-old kids want to see a girl's dead body.
  • A weapon store is broken into and robbed.

Profanity

  • The F-word is used about 60 times. The S-word is used about 30 times. There are assorted vulgar insults and profanities in the dialogues (including Son Of A Bitch, Dick, etc.).

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Underage drinking, smoking, and drug use is often pictured. Many characters, including a 12 years-old, drink beer, smoke cigarettes, and smoke marijuana frequently.
  • 2 guys visit a man who gives them drugs (it is implied it happens regularly).
  • 2 kids find marijuana.
  • A high-schooler asks his mother for dope and steals one of her joints (we never see the woman smoking but it is implied that she does).
  • A guy steals a cat and proposes to drug it.
  • A man says his sister brings him drugs once a year.
  • Some guys and girls are seen drinking beer.
  • A guy buys beer.
  • A guy wants to buy a can of beer, but the man at the shop refuses because he does not have the ID with him.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • There are many scenes of acts depicting teenagers.
  • A very heavy drama.
  • The whole movie revolves around a murder.
  • Although several scenes might be considered intense, none of them are designed to make the audience jump.

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