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Jagged Edge

1985 · 108 min · Director: Richard Marquand ★ IMDb 6.5 · 18,953 ratings

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After 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.

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Emotional fingerprint

Jagged Edge (1985) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Anxiety 25%, Confusion 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anxiety, Confusion. Genres: Thriller. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Curiosity
Disturbing
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 3 %, then dips around 43 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension73 %64 %51 %67 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Disturbing66 %54 %54 %51 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Curiosity54 %44 %50 %23 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Curiosity49 %37 %41 %16 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Sadness56 %41 %37 %34 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Sadness58 %43 %44 %38 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Curiosity52 %40 %48 %21 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Curiosity48 %38 %42 %9 %
42.5 %≈ 46′Curiosity47 %39 %40 %11 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Curiosity55 %47 %52 %14 %
52.5 %≈ 57′Curiosity62 %53 %61 %16 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Curiosity65 %57 %56 %22 %
62.5 %≈ 68′Sadness64 %56 %50 %25 %
67.5 %≈ 73′Curiosity61 %51 %53 %24 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Curiosity65 %54 %56 %41 %
77.5 %≈ 84′Disturbing76 %64 %58 %60 %
82.5 %≈ 89′Tension76 %54 %48 %43 %
87.5 %≈ 95′Relief76 %44 %38 %28 %
92.5 %≈ 100′Tension82 %64 %42 %46 %
97.5 %≈ 105′Tension82 %78 %39 %62 %
Icarus

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Glenn Close

Teddy Barnes

Jeff Bridges

Jack Forrester

Michael Dorn

Dan Hislan

MM
Maria Mayenzet

WA
William Allen Young

WA
William Allen Young

Greg Arnold

BH
Ben Hammer

AR
Al Ruscio

Carl Siegal

Bruce French

Richard Duffin

BC
Brandon Call

David Barnes

PA
Phyllis Applegate

Mrs. Stiles

Guy Boyd

Matthew Barnes

DA
Dave Austin

Policeman

SJ
Sanford Jensen

Scott Talbot

WE
Woody Eney

Austin Lofton

JW
James Winkler

Ted Fitzpatrick

CH
Christina Hutter

Jenny Barnes

Details

Directed by
Richard Marquand
Written by
Joe Eszterhas
Type
Movies
Released
1985
Runtime
108 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Thriller
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.5 · 18,953 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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