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The River Thief

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A reckless teenage drifter (Joel Courtney) endangers the lives of a man (Tommy Cash) and his granddaughter (Raleigh Cain) after stealing money from a drug dealer.
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Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter 10/21/2016
A hoary melodrama revealing the filmmaker's inexperience. Go to Full Review Michael Rechtshaffen Los Angeles Times 10/13/2016
It's entirely fitting that "The River Thief" is an unabashedly faith-based drama - it would take a considerable leap of faith to find many redemptive qualities in this hackneyed, heavy-handed first feature written and directed by YA author N.D. Wilson. Go to Full Review Nick Schager Film Journal International 10/12/2016
An awkward hodgepodge of crime thriller, young-adult romance and religious sermon that [...] proves an ungainly mess of disparate tones. Go to Full Review Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue 10/14/2016
... spirals into a woefully formulaic revenge movie in its second half. Go to Full Review Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion 10/13/2016
D
An oddball redemption story in which the religious overtones jostle uncomfortably with a would-be boys' adventure tale turned kiddie noir. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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08/16/2019 Pretty good for only being written and filmed in a few days See more 12/13/2017 Loved this movie. Unique and finally a movie with substance See more 04/06/2017 Great film, with an ending that is very suprising. See more 03/23/2017 A very average film and not one I would want to sit through again. See more vaughn w 03/04/2017 It is obviously low budget and some of the acting is choppy. But the story is good. The ending is unexpected, dark, yet redeeming. 25 professional reviewers, obviously are showing their bias against faith based movies. Worth seeing, enjoyable and way better than 0%. See more 02/18/2017 Brilliant movie by N.D. Wilson, a highly gifted writer. For his first production he's done well. A great story with beautiful cinematography and a solid cast. I loved and appreciated the story. Keep 'em coming! See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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N.D. Wilson

Director

Joel Courtney

Diz

Paul Johansson

Saul

Bas Rutten

Clyde

Raleigh Cain

Selah

Tommy Cash

Marty

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The River Thief (2016) A scene from "The River Thief." A scene from "The River Thief." (L-R) Joel Courtney as Diz and Raleigh Cain as Selah in "The River Thief." (L-R) Raleigh Cain as Selah and Joel Courtney as Diz in "The River Thief." View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis A reckless teenage drifter (Joel Courtney) endangers the lives of a man (Tommy Cash) and his granddaughter (Raleigh Cain) after stealing money from a drug dealer.
Director
N.D. Wilson
Producer
Aaron Rench
Screenwriter
N.D. Wilson
Distributor
Freestyle Digital Media
Production Co
Gorilla Poet Productions
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 14, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 17, 2017
Runtime
1h 27m
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