Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows Shop News Showtimes

River

Play trailer 2:28 Poster for River Released Apr 21, 2023 1h 15m Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
88% Tomatometer 24 Reviews 80% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
An exploration of the timeless relationship between human civilization and Earth's rivers. Spanning six continents, this visual and musical tour-de-force is by turns celebratory, cautionary, and ultimately hopeful that we are beginning to understand rivers in all their complexity and fragility. Narrated by Oscar Nominee Willem Dafoe. With music by the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Radiohead.
Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

Where to Watch

River

Critics Reviews

View All (24) Critics Reviews
Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle River flows in the wake of other documentaries... intended to quietly terrify us. Rated: 3.5/5 Apr 20, 2023 Full Review Michael Hogan Daily Telegraph (UK) “Rivers run into the future and remember the past.” Oh hush, you frightful bore. Rated: 1/5 Jul 25, 2022 Full Review Ben Dowell Times (UK) You would be forgiven for feeling that this is a little pretentious at times, but there is also something hugely seductive about a transportive slow TV viewing experience... Jul 25, 2022 Full Review Michael Clark Epoch Times An actor with an instantly recognizable voice, Dafoe, recalling the late painter Bob Ross or a generic male NPR contributor, is not only saddled with spouting these silly bits of jumbled sophomoric drivel, he does so in a passionless monotone. Rated: 2.5/5 Aug 12, 2023 Full Review Kelly Vance East Bay Express The dazzling cinematography -- by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Ben Knight, Peter McBride and Renan Ozturk -- visits seemingly every corner of the world in seductive rhythmic progression. Apr 21, 2023 Full Review Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue Simple yet ambitious, this visually stirring documentary flows slowly but is worth soaking in. Apr 21, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View All (3) audience reviews
James F Some striking photography and a lot of ponderous scenes. An art film more than a documentary. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/23/23 Full Review D. H People absolutely have to watch this movie. Very enlightening. Kudos to Twitter for putting it on my radar. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/04/23 Full Review Alysha S You learn so much about rivers, including fascinating information. Also, some of the shots are stunning. A couple of shots of fish jumping out of rivers specifically come to mind. It's also tremendously effective at pointing out relationships between humans, civilizations, and rivers. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews
River

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

Mountain 88% 64% Mountain Watchlist TRAILER for Mountain To the Moon 100% % To the Moon Watchlist My Childhood, My Country: 20 Years in Afghanistan 100% % My Childhood, My Country: 20 Years in Afghanistan Watchlist Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy 91% 77% Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy Watchlist TRAILER for Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy Rudy! A Documusical 20% % Rudy! A Documusical Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

Movie Info

Synopsis An exploration of the timeless relationship between human civilization and Earth's rivers. Spanning six continents, this visual and musical tour-de-force is by turns celebratory, cautionary, and ultimately hopeful that we are beginning to understand rivers in all their complexity and fragility. Narrated by Oscar Nominee Willem Dafoe. With music by the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Radiohead.
Director
Jennifer Peedom, Joseph Nizeti
Producer
Jo-Anne McGowan, Jennifer Peedom, John Smithson
Screenwriter
Jennifer Peedom, Joseph Nizeti, Robert Macfarlane
Distributor
Greenwich Entertainment
Production Co
Stranger Than Fiction Films, Arrow Pictures, Arrow Media
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Australian English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 21, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 30, 2023
Runtime
1h 15m
Most Popular at Home Now