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The plane carrying wealthy Charles Morse (Anthony Hopkins) crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness. Together with the two other passengers, photographer Robert Green (Alec Baldwin) and assistant Stephen (Harold Perrineau), Charles devises a plan to help them reach civilization. However, his biggest obstacle might not be the elements, or even the Kodiak bear stalking them -- it could be Robert, whom Charles has reason to believe is having an affair with his wife and would not mind seeing him dead.

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The Edge is an entertaining hybrid of brainy Mamet dialogue with brawny outdoors action -- albeit one that sadly lacks as much bite as its furry antagonist.

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The Edge | Rotten Tomatoes (1) David Ansen Newsweek The Edge, for all its hokiness, makes it real. When Hopkins comes down from the mountain, I believed he was looking at the world with new eyes. Feb 27, 2018 Full Review The Edge | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Jason Bailey Vice It's not hard to read Charles' journey in 'The Edge' as analogous to its author's: the library-dwelling intellectual using his wits to brave rougher elements. Oct 7, 2017 Full Review The Edge | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Rated: B+ Sep 7, 2011 Full Review The Edge | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Dan DiNicola The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY) It's likely moviegoers will remember a bear more than the limp dialogue -- that is stale David Mamet. Rated: C+ Jan 10, 2023 Full Review The Edge | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Ed Travis Hollywood Jesus I really enjoy this unique character that Hopkins created in The Edge, and I feel he owns the movie. Apr 10, 2020 Full Review The Edge | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Peter Canavese Groucho Reviews Mamet has always been concerned with primal masculinity...The test of these men is twofold: can they survive the wilderness, and can they survive each other? [Blu-ray] Rated: 3/4 May 31, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jelisije J The Jaws of Grizzle Bear films. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/26/24 Full Review Victor P The Edge is a surprisingly absorbing thriller, and it does have a well-written dialogue from David Mamet’s screenplay. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/11/24 Full Review KB B It was pretty good but kind of predictable. Anthony Hopkins was exceptional as usual and Alec Baldwin was very annoying. It actually got kind of long and I don't think I'd ever watch it y. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/04/24 Full Review Sa C One of my favorite survival movies, cause it makes u hungry for the wild.. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/01/24 Full Review Jacob B "Why is the rabbit unafraid? Because he's smarter then the panther!" Top of my, 'Favorite Survival Films' list that never gets dull regardless or repeated viewings. A plane crash under a freezing lake, survivng the bitter cold Alaskan wilderness, battling a grizzly to the death, fighting the odds with Sir Anthony Hopkins at your side...what's not to love! Great acting, great characters, great score, great synopsis! Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/15/24 Full Review Andrew F I've watched this a gazillion times and it's my joint favourite film of all time along with Batman Begins. It got me through many dark times. I'm gonna kill the bear! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/21/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Lee Tamahori Director Anthony Hopkins Charles Morse Alec Baldwin Robert Green Elle Macpherson Mickey Morse Harold Perrineau Stephen L.Q. Jones Styles
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Synopsis The plane carrying wealthy Charles Morse (Anthony Hopkins) crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness. Together with the two other passengers, photographer Robert Green (Alec Baldwin) and assistant Stephen (Harold Perrineau), Charles devises a plan to help them reach civilization. However, his biggest obstacle might not be the elements, or even the Kodiak bear stalking them -- it could be Robert, whom Charles has reason to believe is having an affair with his wife and would not mind seeing him dead.

Director
Lee Tamahori

Producer
Art Linson

Screenwriter
David Mamet

Distributor
20th Century Fox

Production Co
Art Linson Productions

Rating
R

Genre
Adventure, Mystery & Thriller, Drama

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 26, 1997, Original

Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013

Box Office (Gross USA)
$27.8M

Runtime
1h 57m

Sound Mix
Surround, DTS, Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio
35mm, Scope (2.35:1)
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