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Mood:
- GloomyTouchingContemplativeEmotionalSincere
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Plot:
- Mentally UnstableStarting OverHuman NaturePsychologicalFriendshipHaunted By the PastLife is a BitchMind and Soul more...
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Genres:
- DramaMelodramaRomance
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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Place:
- Mental Institution
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Style:
- Talky
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealisticSlow
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- Drugs/AlcoholProfanitySexual Content
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On the Edge, 2001
English
Ireland
Profile of On the Edge
The mood of On the Edge is gloomy, touching, and emotional. The plot centers around mental instability, starting over, and human nature. It is a drama and romance movie. Stylistically, On the Edge is a melodrama and is talky. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. On the Edge takes place, at least partly, in a mental institution. It happens in contemporary times. Note that it includes drugs/alcohol, sexual content, and profanity.
Summary of On the Edge
When 19-year-old rebel Jonathan Breech (Cillian Murphy)--suffering from depression after the death of his father--attempts suicide by driving a stolen car off a cliff, he is given the choice of going to prison or being committed to a psychiatric institution. Jonathan chooses the hospital, where he begrudgingly attends group therapy, clashes with a well-meaning doctor (Stephen Rea), and eventually finds hope with a new friend (Jonathan Jackson) and a love interest (Tricia Vessey). On the Edge is an intense coming-of-age drama from Irish director John Carney and boasts a standout performance by up-and-comer Murphy.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Release date: | 21 May 2002 |
| Runtime: | 85 min |
Cast and Crew
as Jonathan Breech
as Toby
as Rachel Row
as Dr. Figure
Users Reviews
- 23.March.2009
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- by: Kymberli
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