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      The River Wild

      PG-13 Released Sep 30, 1994 1 hr. 51 min. Action List
      63% 40 Reviews Tomatometer 52% 25,000+ Ratings Audience Score Fast-paced thriller in which a young family on a white-water rafting adventure in Montana are taken hostage by a pair of dangerous fugitives. The rafting holiday - a birthday gift for the New England couple's ten-year-old son - turns into a nightmare when the two armed killers take control and try to force the mother, a proficient rafter, to use her skills to help them escape down the treacherous rapids. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered May 21 Buy Now

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      Steve I guess no one has a cell phone including the dumb hiker in the movie..that's how the movie can continue...and how many bullets can a handgun hold?! Laughable movie... Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/06/24 Full Review Steven P This one gets 57% and the remake which is intensly weak gets 77%. Not taking these "critics" serious anymore. Bye 👋 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/01/24 Full Review Georgan G 3 & 1/4 stars. I like Meryl Streep, and all the other actors are impressive, too. The plot was well organized, as was the action. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/30/23 Full Review C A M Brilliant and entertaining film throughout. A very underrated thriller! How can the audiences' rattings be any lower than the critics themselves?! 5 stars! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/21/24 Full Review Mark K Good acting and suspenseful! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/02/23 Full Review Audience Member A criminally under-rated thriller. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Nigel Andrews Financial Times This is the movies, and director Curtis Hanson throws so much water at us that we are too enjoyably discomposed to think anyway. Feb 12, 2024 Full Review Geoff Brown Times (UK) Go and have fun; and wear waterproof clothing. Feb 12, 2024 Full Review Sheila Johnston Independent (UK) The film is energetically directed by Curtis Hanson, and it's certainly a refreshing change to see an action heroine at the helm, bossing all the men about. Feb 12, 2024 Full Review Philip French Observer (UK) The sympathetic characters are likeable, the chief villain someone you hope to see blown away, the stuntwork on the rapids is terrific. Feb 12, 2024 Full Review Quentin Falk Sunday Mirror (UK) Meryl Streep proves she's an all-acting heroine in The River Wild, an exciting though predictable outdoor thriller. Rated: 3/5 Feb 10, 2024 Full Review Mal Vincent The Virginian-Pilot The scenery, mostly photographed in Montana, is spectacular. The musical score, composed by the always-rousing Jerry Goldsmith, is lively. Rated: 3/4 Feb 25, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Fast-paced thriller in which a young family on a white-water rafting adventure in Montana are taken hostage by a pair of dangerous fugitives. The rafting holiday - a birthday gift for the New England couple's ten-year-old son - turns into a nightmare when the two armed killers take control and try to force the mother, a proficient rafter, to use her skills to help them escape down the treacherous rapids.
      Director
      Curtis Hanson
      Executive Producer
      Ilona Herzberg, Ray Hartwick
      Screenwriter
      Denis O'Neill
      Distributor
      Universal Pictures
      Production Co
      Universal Pictures, David Foster Productions, Turman-Foster Company
      Rating
      PG-13
      Genre
      Action
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Sep 30, 1994, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 3, 2016
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $46.5M
      Sound Mix
      Surround, Stereo
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