The River Wild (1994)

108 min · Action, Family Drama, Thriller, action film, adventure film, crime film, drama film, survival film, thriller film

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Directors

Curtis Hanson

Cast

Meryl Streep, David Strathairn, Joseph Mazzello, Stephanie Sawyer, Kevin Bacon, John C. Reilly

The story

A Boston couple, Gail and Tom Hartman, are having marital problems, mostly due to Tom, an architect, spending so much time working. Gail, a history teacher and former river guide, is taking their son, Roarke, on a rafting trip down the Salmon River in Idaho, along with their dog, Maggie. Their daughter, Willa, is staying behind with Gail's parents in Idaho.

Catalogue themes and tags

1990s, Bank Robber, Boston, Familie, Family Outing, Gegenwart, Hostage-Taking, Kriminalfälle, Marriage Crisis, Parents Kids Relationship, Rafting, River, Stromschnelle, Threat, Verbrecherin, Wildnis, Thriller, Crime Fiction, Adventure, Psychological thriller, Action/Adventure, Action

Genres

Action, Family Drama, Thriller, action film, adventure film, crime film, drama film, survival film, thriller film

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