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

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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