The River Rat

The River Rat

1984 · 94 min · EN · PG · 6.1 (25 votes)
Dir. Thomas Rickman · Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Martha Plimpton, Brian Dennehy, Shawn Smith, Nancy Lea Owen, Norman Bennett · Music Mike Post

“After thirteen years in prison, Billy McCain thought he'd met up with everything, until he met up with his own daughter Jonsy.”

AdventureCrimeFamilyDrama

On the lazy banks of the Mississippi, a young girl is reunited with her time-served but innocent father. But the reunion is tainted with the whereabouts of the stolen loot, and those who come looking for it...

VIBE

A sun-drenched, nostalgic adventure with a core of family warmth. It balances childhood innocence against the shadowy threat of crime, creating a steady, engaging watch along the iconic Mississippi.

nostalgicheartwarmingsuspensefuladventuroussteadyclassic Americanacharacter-driven dramathriller elementsfamilyinnocencecrimeredemption
firemississippi riverboatstolen moneycrime scene