The River Wild
The River Wild

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The teacher Gail Hartman is facing problems with her marriage with her husband, the workaholic architect Tom Hartman. On the birthday of their son Roarke, Gail decides to leave her daughter with her parents and take her family to raft down a wild river where she was a guide. On the departure, a young man named Wade befriends Roarke and leaves the place with his friends Terry and Frank. Later the family encounters Wade and Terry, who do not have rafting experience, and Gail he... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The River Wild:

Meryl Streep
David Strathairn
Kevin Bacon
John C. Reilly
Joseph Mazzello
Benjamin Bratt

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The teacher Gail Hartman is facing problems with her marriage with her husband, the workaholic architect Tom Hartman. On the birthday of their son Roarke, Gail decides to leave her daughter with her parents and take her family to raft down a wild river where she was a guide. On the departure, a young man named Wade befriends Roarke and leaves the place with his friends Terry and Frank. Later the family encounters Wade and Terry, who do not have rafting experience, and Gail helps them to cross a whitewater. They get closer to the family and soon Gail and Tom learn a dark secret about Wade and Terry. What will they do to get rid of the men?

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San Francisco Chronicle - 10/10 by Peter StackA tense, sharply made thriller about a family held hostage during a river rafting vacation.
ReelViews - 9/10 by James BerardinelliAs thrillers go, The River Wild is a cut below a "white-knuckler," but it still has its share of spills and chills.
The New York Times - 9/10 by Caryn JamesA River Runs Through It, Mr. Redford's beautiful and deeply felt new movie, puts him in an entirely new category as a film maker.
Washington Post - 9/10 by Desson ThomsonIf watched from a mildly amused, forgiving distance, the movie has its enjoyable moments -- good and campy.
Boston Globe - 8/10 by Jay CarrRiver may not be high art, but it is the perfect high old time for audiences in the mood to be tossed into the spin cycle for a pulse-pounding thrill ride.
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) - 8/10 by Bob BloomA buff Streep vs. bad guy Bacon on a wild river journey in which good acting overcomes several cliches.
Chicago Reader - 8/10 by Jonathan RosenbaumCurtis Hanson (The Hand That Rocks the Cradle) directed this 1994 thriller effectively from a fairly routine script by Denis O'Neill; what really makes this movie worth seeing are the stunning Oregon and Montana locations (filmed in 'Scope), as well as Streep's sexy pluck in playing the most capable and resourceful character around.
Entertainment Weekly - 8/10 by Glenn KennyWhile The River Wild pays lip service to equally weighty ideas, in the end it’s merely an agitated but tidy ride.
LarsenOnFilm - 8/10 by Josh LarsenAnother 1990s domestic parable chastising workaholic dads, The River Wild also functions as a gorgeous travelogue and a Meryl Streep action film. Director Curtis Hanson sure packs a lot into one river trip.
The New Republic - 8/10 by Stanley KauffmannA stale product of Movieland mechanics, diluted from Griffith's Way Down East and John Boorman's Deliverance, this picture is just one more reason to worry about an outstanding talent.

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