The River Wild

1994 · 111 min · EN · PG-13 · 6.5 (1,010 votes)

Dir. Curtis Hanson · Starring Meryl Streep, David Strathairn, Kevin Bacon, John C. Reilly, Joseph Mazzello, Benjamin Bratt · Music Jerry Goldsmith

“The vacation is over.”

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Gail and Tom Hartman are struggling to stay together and decide to take a white-water rafting holiday adventure in Montana for their son Roarke's 10th birthday, only to meet up with a pair of mysterious men whose desperation grows, turning their vacation into a nightmare.

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Feel the rush of treacherous rapids and escalating dread as a family vacation spirals into a high-stakes fight for survival. This is a visceral journey through stunning wilderness, where personal struggles collide with external threats, creating a gripping, relentless experience of courage under fire.

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