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The River Wild

6.519941h 51mPG-13MovieAdventureThrillerDrama

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.

DirectorCurtis Hanson
WriterDenis O'Neill
ProducersLawrence Turman·David Foster

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Cast · Directed by Curtis Hanson

MSMeryl Streep
Meryl Streep
Gail Hartman
DSDavid Strathairn
David Strathairn
Tom Hartman
KBKevin Bacon
Kevin Bacon
Wade
JRJohn C. Reilly
John C. Reilly
Terry
JMJoseph Mazzello
Joseph Mazzello
Roarke Hartman
BBBenjamin Bratt
Benjamin Bratt
Ranger Johnny
WLWilliam Lucking
William Lucking
Frank
SSStephanie Sawyer
Stephanie Sawyer
Willa
EHElizabeth Hoffman
Elizabeth Hoffman
Gail's Mother
VGVictor Galloway
Victor Galloway
Gail's Father
DDDiane Delano
Diane Delano
Ranger
TDThomas F. Duffy
Thomas F. Duffy
Ranger

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The River Wild is streaming on Amazon Prime Video and YouTube Free in United States, and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. It's not currently on Netflix.

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