The Razor's Edge
1984 · Movie · PG-13 · 129 min · ★ 6.4 · 49% critics
After World War I, a young American veteran turns away from the life he once expected and sets out on a long spiritual journey. Traveling from Paris to Nepal and the Himalayas, he searches for meaning and peace, then returns home to find that time and experience have changed everyone around him, too.
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Details
- Years
- 1984
- Release date
- 1984-10-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Critic score
- 49/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (86 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like reflective dramas about searching for meaning, shifting relationships, and bittersweet nostalgia, similar to Regarding Henry or When Nietzsche Wept; Not for you if you want fast pacing or straightforward romance.
Pros: evocative, nostalgic mood; sweeping travel backdrop; strong supporting performances | Cons: uneven lead performance; pacing feels overlong; period details distract
Themes
- based on novel or book
- himalaya mountain range
- change
- materialism
- remake
- enlightenment
- post world war i
- american abroad
- monastery
- socialite
- spiritual journey
- socialite party
- +7 more
Cast & crew
Bill Murray
as Larry Darrell
Theresa Russell
as Sophie MacDonald
Catherine Hicks
as Isabel Bradley
Denholm Elliott
as Elliott Templeton
James Keach
as Gray Maturin
Peter Vaughan
as Mackenzie
Brian Doyle-Murray
as Piedmont
Stephen Davies
as Malcolm
Saeed Jaffrey
as Raaz
Faith Brook
as Louisa Bradley
Directed by John Byrum