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Name: The River Wild
Released: 1994-9-30
Cast: Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn, Stephanie Sawyer, Joseph Mazzello

The River Wild

PG-13
1h 51m
1994

63%

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Hang on tight for a suspense-filled action-thriller starring Oscar® winner Meryl Streep in a stunning performance that will take your breath away! Streep portrays a former river guide who arranges a white-water rafting trip to celebrate her son's birthday and salvage her shaky marriage. Her skills and courage are soon put to the test when three mysterious strangers threaten to turn their vacation into a living hell. Also starring Kevin Bacon and David Strathairn, this "pulse-pounding thrill ride" (Rolling Stone Magazine) explodes with action, suspense and unforgettable storytelling from the director of L.A. Confidential.

Director:

Curtis Hanson

Producer:

David Foster, Lawrence Turman

Writer:

Denis O'Neill

Cast:

Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn, Stephanie Sawyer, Joseph Mazzello, John C. Reilly, Elizabeth Hoffman, Victor Galloway, William Lucking, Diane Delano, Thomas F. Duffy, Benjamin Bratt, Glenn Morshower

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

63%

Reviews

Financial Times

Nigel Andrews

This is the movies, and director Curtis Hanson throws so much water at us that we are too enjoyably discomposed to think anyway.

The sympathetic characters are likeable, the chief villain someone you hope to see blown away, the stuntwork on the rapids is terrific.

Go and have fun; and wear waterproof clothing.

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.

Meryl Streep proves she's an all-acting heroine in The River Wild, an exciting though predictable outdoor thriller.

February 10, 2024

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