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The Cutting Edge

1992 · 102 min

A bubbly, crowd-pleasing romance that coasts on bickering chemistry and underdog sports triumph, easy to root for and easy to watch.

Tagline
The ultimate love/skate relationship.
Overview
Two former Olympians, one a figure skater and the other a hockey player, pin their hopes of one last shot at Olympic glory on one another. That is, of course, if they can keep from killing each other in the process...

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  • MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • ambition
  • redemption
  • identity
  • sport
Places
  • big city
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance8
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
romance, comedy, drama
Directed by
Paul Michael Glaser
Written by
Tony Gilroy
Starring
D. B. Sweeney, Moira Kelly, Roy Dotrice, Terry O'Quinn, Dwier Brown, Chris Benson, Kevin Peeks, Barry Flatman
Music
Patrick Williams
Cinematography
Elliot Davis
Runtime
102 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, French, Russian

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