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1994·Adventure·1h 51m
7.0
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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
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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
Lisa McCullough
Lisa McCullough
Stunts
Denise Lynne Roberts
Denise Lynne Roberts
Stunts
Pete Turner
Pete Turner
Stunts
Tony Epper
Tony Epper
Stunts

Popular Reviews

128 reviews
brunettegsundae
brunettegsundae
7.0★ · 02/16/26
The River Wild
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??!?!
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Mary Montello
Mary Montello
7.0★ · 06/08/26
The River Wild
They were right, Meryl Streep could play Batman
They were right, Meryl Streep could play Batman
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Nell
Nell
10.0★ · 05/27/26
The River Wild
HOLY SHIIIITTTT
This is just meryl streep being a girlboss for 111 minutes straight
HOLY SHIIIITTTT
This is just meryl streep being a girlboss for 111 minutes straight
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Bayley Pickett
Bayley Pickett
5.0★ · 04/07/26
The River Wild
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
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Julia Paul
Julia Paul
7.0★ · 03/23/26
The River Wild
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
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