The Edge

The Edge (1997)

  • 60% of critics liked it
    (47 reviews)

  • 67% of users liked it
    (42,240 ratings)

Billionaire Charles Morse (Anthony Hopkins) accompanies his much-younger wife Mickey (Elle Macpherson) and a fashion photography team headed by Bob Green (Alec Baldwin) to a remote lodge in Alaska. Charles is a quiet, introspective man, fond of accumulating trivia and other facts in his encyclopedic… More

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Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Sep 26, 1997 Wide
Fox

Critic Reviews

  • Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

    ...The Edge's fusion of Mametspeak with a true life adventure remains brawny entertainment, even it it is difficult to take as seriously as the filmmakers intend.

  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    It's subtly funny in the way it toys with the cliches of the genre.

  • Susan Stark, Detroit News

    Anthony Hopkins' first action movie casts him as a gentle, brainy tycoon stuck in the Alaskan wilderness with only voracious bears and, just as threatening, Alec Baldwin for company.

  • Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee

    ...even less intelligent than your average action flick.

  • Janet Maslin, New York Times

    The Edge succeeds ably in blending his famously acerbic dialogue with nerve-racking adventure scenes.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Luke B


    The Edge sees three men stranded in the wilderness. Used to the city life they might not last long, but luckily Hopkins has an eidetic memory and remembers quite a few survival techniques. Unfortunately there's also a big scary bear out to tear them apart. This is much more than… More

  • Melvin W


    Charles Morse: I once read an interesting bit. Most people who die in the woods die of shame.  "What if your greatest enemy was your only chance for survival?" The Edge is a decent and really good looking survival thriller. The landscape is beautiful, but what keeps this… More

  • Emil K


    Extremely intense survival-film that turns out to be much more than just simple adventure film. Director Lee Tamahori is very talented director and knows how to build tension little by little. This is Alec Baldwins finest hour and one of the Anthony Hopkins best too. An Adventure like… More

  • Universal D


    Mamet penned adventure tale of survival as city boys get lost in the great outdoors ... and are hunted by a man-eating bear. Good performances throughout and a funny script keep things at a brisk pace. And did I mention the bear?

  • Ken S


    Solid little film from the pen of David Mamet. Hopkins and Baldwin play off each other well.

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