Jagged Edge

Jagged Edge

When a murder case is this shocking, which do you trust? Your emotions or your evidence?

R 1985 · 108 min · ★ 6.3 · Thriller

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.

Directed by Richard Marquand · Written by Joe Eszterhas

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