The River Wild

The River Wild

The vacation is over.

PG-13 1994 · 111 min · ★ 6.5 · Adventure, Thriller, Drama

Gail and Tom Hartman are struggling to stay together and decide to take a white-water rafting holiday adventure in Montana for their son Roarke's 10th birthday, only to meet up with a pair of mysterious men whose desperation grows, turning their vacation into a nightmare.

Directed by Curtis Hanson · Written by Denis O'Neill

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