The River Wild (1994)
- Directed by
- Curtis Hanson
- Genre
- drama film, action film, adventure film, crime film, thriller film, survival film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 969 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A family on a white-water rafting trip is taken hostage by two fugitives. The mother must use her river skills to protect her husband and son from the criminals.
tensesuspensefulurgentvisceraloutdoorperilousfamily-orientedcharacter-driven
What happens
The River Wild is a 1994 American thriller film starring Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, and David Strathairn. It was directed by Curtis Hanson, and written by Denis O'Neill. It follows a young family whose white-water rafting holiday is endangered when they are taken hostage by a pair of armed fugitives. The film was theatrically released in the United States on September 30, 1994, by Universal Pictures. Streep was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance, while Bacon received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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