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The River Thief

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The River Thief

Released Oct 14, 2016

1h 27m

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Drama

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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

A hoary melodrama revealing the filmmaker's inexperience.

Oct 21, 2016

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Los Angeles Times

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.

Oct 13, 2016

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Nick Schager

Film Journal International

An awkward hodgepodge of crime thriller, young-adult romance and religious sermon that [...] proves an ungainly mess of disparate tones.

Oct 12, 2016

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

... spirals into a woefully formulaic revenge movie in its second half.

Oct 14, 2016

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Frank Swietek

One Guy's Opinion

An oddball redemption story in which the religious overtones jostle uncomfortably with a would-be boys' adventure tale turned kiddie noir.

Rated: D

Oct 13, 2016

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Pretty good for only being written and filmed in a few days

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

Loved this movie. Unique and finally a movie with substance

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02/18/23

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Great film, with an ending that is very suprising.

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01/20/23

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Audience Member

A very average film and not one I would want to sit through again.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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vaughn w

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%.

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03/30/23

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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!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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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.

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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