The River Why
One man's struggle to catch his dreams.
PG-13 2010 · 101 min · ★ 5.3 · Drama, Romance
A young man abandons his family for a solitary life of fly-fishing. His goal was to find his own way in the fishing world and thereby find himself and love.
Directed by Matthew Leutwyler · Written by Thomas A. Cohen
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William Hurt H2O -
Amber Heard Eddy -
Zach Gilford Gus -
Dallas Roberts Titus -
Gattlin Griffith Bill Bob - D Daniel Nelson Young Gus
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Nikki DeLoach Ma jeune -
Kathleen Quinlan Ma -
William Devane Dutch Hines - D Drew Barrios Security Guard
- G Gabby Brooks Pilgrim at Halloween Party
- K Keagan Brooks
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