The River King

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The River King

R

Released Sep 19, 2005

1h 39m

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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A detective (Edward Burns) believes the apparent suicide of a student may have been a hazing ritual gone awry.

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Susan Walker

Toronto Star

One possible outcome after another is broadly telegraphed as the movie plods along, but most lines of inquiry are never to be resolved.

Rated: 1/4

Oct 29, 2005

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Pablo Villaça

Cinema em Cena

Sem jamais optar entre uma linha narrativa realista ou fantasiosa, o filme se fragiliza tambm em funo de uma trama frouxa que traz personagens desnecessrios e uma concluso pessimamente resolvida.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 25, 2006

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Jane Stevenson

Jam! Movies

A slow-moving, badly-written, and messily constructed whodunit that succeeds in being boring and not much else.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 24, 2005

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Mario V

Good acting. Decent plot

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/22/24

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ian b

I liked the story line and the lead character but the editing was not to my liking. It certainly covered one of the problems facing anyone that is different. Beautifully shot but not sure about the supernatural overtones. A solid 3 star

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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ronald h

A young prep school student is found floating dead in a frozen river. The school administration and the police captain (who's afraid of a scandal and is likely getting payoffs from the school) insist that it was suicide. An intrepid cop (Edward Norton) suspects that it was homicide. He investigates, even though his captain says the case is over. It appears that the kid was the victim of a hazing by his snooty, rich classmates. The characters are cliched. Much of the acting is stiff and unconvincing. The camera work is unimaginative but workmanlike. There's an irrelevant affair between the cop and one the teachers, and a mildly interesting mystery about turning a white rose into a red one. There's also an unexpected twist in the final act, and a resolution of a backstory. Two stars because it's not unwatchable.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Cliche melodrama that thinks American boarding schools are mean and nasty like British ones. Made worse by trying to have a bunch of adults play teenagers. First time I've seen Ed Burns give a bad performance (brought down by the script, no doubt) Nothing remotely suspenseful nor sexy about it.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

Multi-layered story handled very well by both the screenwriter & the director; beautifully shot with a haunting score; everyone is extremely well-cast & offers thoroughly nuanced performances, although the romance felt tacked-on.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/21/19

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Audience Member

Seen this plot, spoiled students, righteous prep school, local officials on the take... A real snoozer. ð~?

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Nick Willing

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Edward Burns

Abel Grey

Jennifer Ehle

Betsy Chase

Julian Rhind-Tutt

Eric Herman

Rachelle Lefevre

Carlin Leander

Sean McCann

Ernest Grey

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Synopsis

A detective (Edward Burns) believes the apparent suicide of a student may have been a hazing ritual gone awry.

Director: Nick Willing
Screenwriter: David Kane
Distributor: Fílmax
Production Co: Myriad Pictures
Rating: R (Some Violent Images|Language)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 19, 2005, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 25, 2017
Runtime: 1h 39m

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