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1994·Adventure·1h 51m

6.8

★

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

husband wife relationship

strong woman

marriage crisis

boston, massachusetts

montana

river

married couple

robber

architect

matter of life and death

dysfunctional family

hostage-taking

rafting

heist

teacher

raft

family vacation

criminal

dog

park ranger

rowing

adventurer

heist gone wrong

gauntlet

smoke signal

sign languages

experience

escape attempt

whitewater river rafting

camping trip

father son relationship

mother son relationship

rapids

married parents

suspense

family in danger

teacher for the deaf

unable to swim

gripping

Rank

#45 in 1994·#4308 overall

Trailer

IMDB

N/A

Letterboxd

3.4 / 5

Where to Watch

Cast

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Gail Hartman

David Strathairn

David Strathairn

Tom Hartman

Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon

Wade

John C. Reilly

John C. Reilly

Terry

Joseph Mazzello

Joseph Mazzello

Roarke Hartman

Benjamin Bratt

Benjamin Bratt

Ranger Johnny

William Lucking

William Lucking

Frank

Stephanie Sawyer

Stephanie Sawyer

Willa

Elizabeth Hoffman

Elizabeth Hoffman

Gail's Mother

Diane Delano

Diane Delano

Ranger

Thomas F. Duffy

Thomas F. Duffy

Ranger

Glenn Morshower

Glenn Morshower

Policeman

Crew

Curtis Hanson

Curtis Hanson

Director

Jerry Goldsmith

Jerry Goldsmith

Original Music Composer

David Brenner

David Brenner

Editor

Robert Elswit

Robert Elswit

Director of Photography

Lawrence Turman

Lawrence Turman

Producer

David Foster

David Foster

Producer

Ilona Herzberg

Ilona Herzberg

Executive Producer

Carol Fenelon

Carol Fenelon

Music Supervisor

Tony Epper

Tony Epper

Stunts

Lisa McCullough

Lisa McCullough

Stunts

Denise Lynne Roberts

Denise Lynne Roberts

Stunts

Pete Turner

Pete Turner

Stunts

Popular Reviews

102 reviews

brunettegsundae

7.0★ · 02/16/26

To be Meryl Streep, especially in this one, she’s so magnetic playing Gail
The adrenaline of doing the Gauntlet was so intense that they were all cheering together
Can we all agree that Maggie is so cute??!?!

To be Meryl Streep, especially in this one, she’s so magnetic playing Gail
The adrenaline of doing the Gauntlet was so intense that they were all cheering together
Can we all agree that Maggie is so cute??!?!

1

Bayley Pickett

5.0★ · 04/07/26

Row row row your boat gently down the stream
Meryl Streep Meryl Streep Meryl Streep Meryl Streep
Life is but a dream

what in the home alone was that ending

Row row row your boat gently down the stream
Meryl Streep Meryl Streep Meryl Streep Meryl Streep
Life is but a dream

what in the home alone was that ending

Julia Paul

7.0★ · 03/23/26

im scared of Kevin Bacon... and I'm in love with Meryl Streep

im scared of Kevin Bacon... and I'm in love with Meryl Streep

Mars

6.0★ · 02/15/26

Solo la he visto a partir de cuando intentan irse en el bote y no lo consiguen así que no voy a hacer una reseña larga

Que nerviosa me he puesto en literalmente todas las escenas

Solo la he visto a partir de cuando intentan irse en el bote y no lo consiguen así que no voy a hacer una reseña larga

Que nerviosa me he puesto en literalmente todas las escenas

Grady Dugas

8.1★ · 06/29/25

better than i expected. kevin bacon is real scary in this one.

Well if my hat is so lucky, then I want it back!

better than i expected. kevin bacon is real scary in this one.

Well if my hat is so lucky, then I want it back!

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