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FilmPG1992
A River Runs Through It
Directed by Robert Redford
The Maclean brothers, Paul and Norman, live a relatively idyllic life in rural Montana, spending much of their time fly fishing. The sons of a minister, the boys eventually part company when Norman moves east to attend college, leaving his rebellious brother to find trouble back home. When Norman finally returns, the siblings resume their fishing outings, and assess where they've been and where they're going. From TMDB
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A River Runs Through It is a 1992 drama film, directed by Robert Redford, starring Craig Sheffer, Brad Pitt and Tom Skerritt.
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60 of 216 · most liked firstRobert Redford, director of "A River Runs Through It," was as much an icon of film as he was a passionate advocate for our lands and waters. His legacy will live on in every reach of river we keep free and flowing. www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...
neutral · AI labelView post →I got to meet Robert Redford one-on-one in his office. I was being considered for one of the child roles in A River Runs Through It. And later I got to watch him direct a scene in the movie when I was an extra. It was pretty cool.
neutral · AI labelView post →Robert Redford has died aged 89. He starred in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, All the President’s Men, Indecent Proposal, Avengers: Endgame, and directed Ordinary People, A River Runs Through It, Quiz Show & Legend of Bagger Vance. He was also a founder of the Sundance Film Festival.
neutral · AI labelView post →A personal favourite film of mine is A River Runs Through It. It’s a small story, but expertly told by Robert Redford as the film’s director and narrator. I always loved the last line of the book that it was based on, and I love that Redford kept in the movie, and spoke the words himself.
positive · AI labelView post →While it's not necessarily his best movie, A River Runs Through It is my favorite film of all time. It is achingly beautiful.
positive · AI labelView post →A movie that takes place where you're from. --------------- "A River Runs Through It". Fun info! My Great uncle George was best friends with one of the Macleans and learned to tie flies from their family. He also taught Brad Pitt how to fly fish for the movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →A River Runs Through It is a beautiful film directed by Robert Redford & one on my favorites of his work.
positive · AI labelView post →RIP Robert Redford. ‘A River Runs Through It’, ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’, ‘The Sting’. So many great films acted & directed by him. One of the great all-time Hollywood leading men. Founded the major annual Sundance Film Festival in Utah. Co-founded The Redford Center.
neutral · AI labelView post →Currently rewatching A River Runs Through It 1992
neutral · AI labelView post →One of my very favorite actors has passed away. Tom Skerritt has left us. He was 93. Such a talent. 💔 www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie... Tom Skerritt, Star of ‘Picket Fences’ and ‘Alien,’ 'Top Gun,' 'The Turning Point' and 'A River Runs Through It', Dies at 93
neutral · AI labelView post →A lot of people have forgotten this book, but Norman Maclean published his first, very excellent book “A River Runs Through It” at 73 years old. It is an incredible book (skip watching the very bad movie). While you “do nothing for a few years” your creative nature is at work anyway, quietly.
negative · AI labelView post →my internet’s out so i put on “A River Runs Through it”, knowing it’ll prolly lull me to sleep again. it’s got the pace of a poor day fly fishing, but it’s a fine film.
neutral · AI labelView post →A River Runs Through It is a Dudes Rock movie. Comments have been turned off on this post.
positive · AI labelView post →50! combinations but somewhere in those 3,041,409,320,171,337,804,361,260,816,606,475,094,080,000,000,000 possibilities is the one that works. Not sure why I've had that old movie "A River Runs Through It" on my mind lately.🤔
neutral · AI labelView post →my personal favorite movie of his is A River Runs Through It, which has an all-timer score if you haven't listened to it lately www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSu6...
positive · AI labelView post →A River Runs Through It is such an underrated and visually beautiful film
positive · AI labelView post →Them: "Hellfire is too much for kids" Me: "Y'know, by the time saw this film at age 11, I got through seeing the '68 Romeo and Juliet and other deep films like A River Runs Through It. So you know something? I'm fine." Also, this existed beforehand.
neutral · AI labelView post →#JanuaryMovieChallenge Pastor or minister in a film A River Runs Through It (1992) Reverend John McLean (played by Tom Skerrit) who teaches both the gospel and fly fishing
neutral · AI labelView post →"Gobble-gobble mother fucker!" Who said the line better? Jordan Downey in this movie or Brad Pitt in A River Runs Through It? Darcy and JBB did this movie in a pre-Discord video watchalong, screened on the wall above her couch. Watching it is a Thanksgiving tradition for me #MutantFam #FrightClub
neutral · AI labelView post →Train Dreams is the most beautiful film I’ve seen since A River Runs Through It.
neutral · AI labelView post →I was going LTP at JRTC ca… 2015? Our BN CDR had the staff gather together for an evening of professional development, wherein he had us watch “A River Runs Through It.” Because he was from Montana, you see. Honestly, best commander I ever had. Great movie, too.
positive · AI labelView post →I'm on book 4 in the Wheel of Time Series (big fan so far!). Once that's done, it's on to, A River Runs Through It - I told myself I'd read the book before I watch the movie. #BookSky💙📚 #FlyFishing Also shout out to Driftless Books in Viroqua!
neutral · AI labelView post →Add "Between My Legs" to a movie title. A River Runs Through It Between My Legs
neutral · AI labelView post →Ok, so so far, you guys are telling me I’m missing a cinematically beautiful film with an equally brilliant score. Where does it rank with The Revenant, A River Runs Through It, and No Country For Old Men in these areas? 🤔🙂 #DonnaPonderings #HATM
neutral · AI labelView post →You guys! You guys! A River Runs Through It is on TCM! Like, right now! Been thinking about this film for weeks and weeks and wondering why it doesn’t get shown more.
positive · AI labelView post →Robert Redford, after not picking River for A River Runs Through It, acted with him for his next movie Sneakers, which is a fucking fantastic movie with Sidney Poitier. #TCMParty #RunningonEmpty
neutral · AI labelView post →Introduce yourself with: One book: A River Runs Through It One film: Alien One album: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots One TV show: Halt and Catch Fire
neutral · AI labelView post →Add "for Tax Purposes" to a movie: A River Runs Through It for Tax Purposes
neutral · AI labelView post →I am not sure what you mean by low stakes but are some slice of life movies that may fit your list: - The Straight Story - Stand By Me - A River Runs Through It - The Way Way Back - The Breakfast Club - Return of the Secaucus 7 - The Big Chill - The Four Seasons - Indian Summer
neutral · AI labelView post →After this breakout film River Phoenix auditioned for the role of Paul Maclean in Robert Redford’s, ‘A River Runs Through it”, but he was not selected and the role went to Brad Pitt. #TCMParty #RunningonEmpty
neutral · AI labelView post →#EdwardsMovieCharacterChallenge2025 September 12 - fisherman/catches fish Paul Maclean - A River Runs Through It #filmsky #moviesky
neutral · AI labelView post →A River Runs Through It was released a little over a year before my mom died of cancer. That movie has a special place in my heart.
positive · AI labelView post →I remember watching Brad Pitt in A River Runs Through It, long before I knew he was a shitty person, and thinking "man it's a shame that he can't really act because that has to be one of the most gorgeous people to ever appear on film"
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight’s movie: A River Runs Through It (1992), the other 90s movie where [abuser] Brad Pitt plays the early 20th century brother that stayed home in Montana and attracted all of the girls. So far it’s some of the most awkward filmmaking I’ve ever seen. It just appears to…not have been directed?
negative · AI labelView post →I think he looked as oldest in A 'River Runs Through It'. That's odd considering that movie is more than 20 years old.
neutral · AI labelView post →I literally moved to Montana because of this movie Beautiful, sad, funny, heartbreaking...all rolled into one Any best of career performances in A River Runs Through It which was released on this date in 1992? You decide at www.sassawards.com #sassawards #moviesky #filmsky #actorsky #directorsky
neutral · AI labelView post →I loved #RobertRedford in Sneakers and A River Runs Through It and cried during most of the movie The Horse Whisperer. My kids love Marvel Movies and watched him play Alexander Pierce in two Avengers movies.
neutral · AI labelView post →Lovely atmospheric #pano that shows the quiet appeal of fishing. Since it's also #MovieTitle #weekM at #PanoPhotos, the 1992 "A River Runs Through It" film comes to mind. However, John Carpenter's "The Fog" is more my genre. Thanks for sharing, Eric! ☺️
neutral · AI labelView post →Things I learned: - A River Runs Through It is maybe not the movie for a jockish 16 yo boy. - If a 17 yo boy does not find it hilarious to do heavy petting in the back seats at Free Willy, he will never be comfortable with your sense of humor. - I went to The Piano alone. A+ choice.
neutral · AI labelView post →Just finished the title novella of “A River Runs Through It,” and now remember why I both love and hate that movie. Why did Paul have to die? #booksky
neutral · AI labelView post →That's the truly gorgeous Galatin River* canyon along Highway 191. A bit of a tricky one for an RV but just stunning views. We'd do it again in a heartbeat. The river rafting looked cool, too! *The main location for the movie A River Runs Through It with Brad Pitt. #TravelAddicts #RVTravel
neutral · AI labelView post →Of late, I've been revisiting movies from the 90s and am rediscovering just how amazing that era was for both film and film scores. Recent rediscoveries: "A River Runs Through It" (Isham) and "Sommersby" (Elfman).
positive · AI labelView post →#BOTD #Actor #Director 1936 #RobertRedford American actor (The Sting; The Candidate; The Natural; All The President's Men), and Academy Award-winning director (Ordinary People; Quiz Show; A River Runs Through It), born in Santa Monica, California. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAF9...
neutral · AI labelView post →I just now realized that Legends of the Fall and A River Runs Through It are not the same film
neutral · AI labelView post →Add "between my legs" to a movie title. A River Runs Through It between my legs
neutral · AI labelView post →Tom Skerritt dead at the age of 93. A veteran character actor with countless TV & film roles. He specialised in quiet authority figures. Roles included M*A*S*H, Alien, Top Gun, Space Camp, A River Runs Through It & Picket Fences. He was always assured, low-key & dependable.
neutral · AI labelView post →Here’s one for my MT peeps: my mom went to the dentist today and the hygienist was asking her where she moved from and she said Montana and he was like “A River Runs Through It is my favorite movie. Have you heard of Missoula?” And she said “Yeah, we used to live there.”
neutral · AI labelView post →It also occurs to me that like A River Runs Through It, this movie about the American West is based on a novella - not an epic novel, like some John Jakes gig. That likely means the narration will be sharp and poignant, like River. #hatm
neutral · AI labelView post →Unpopular opinion (apparently) - Train Dreams is a super-slow moving A River Runs Through It. Depressing and gets depressinger with every scene. There's about 15 minutes of story in the 102 minute movie. It should win for cinematography but give me Sinners for everything else.
negative · AI labelView post →"A River Runs Through It" was primarily filmed in south-central Montana, particularly in and around Livingston, Bozeman, and along the Gallatin and Boulder Rivers. The movie is set in Missoula, which is actually across the state. Those areas are truly beautiful. #ARiverRunsThroughIt #TCMParty
neutral · AI labelView post →How about Jeremiah Johnson? A more beautiful film I’ve never seen. And he produced and directed some great movies too – Ordinary People and A River Runs Through It, for example.
neutral · AI labelView post →Yes! One of my favorite movies, definitely top 20. Another RR-directed movie that is worth a revisit is A River Runs Through It. Exploring the eternal question: am I my brother's keeper?
positive · AI labelView post →The Sting (1973) is about as perfect a movie as you can see. Yet, when I think of Robert Redford, I think of a film he directed, A River Runs Through It (1992) I think it perfectly captures things that were important to him: the natural world, and family relationships. Thank you, Mr. Redford.
positive · AI labelView post →"We're not owners here, Karen. We're just passing through." My favourite Robert Redford movie that he starred in is "Out of Africa" (1985); my favourite film he directed "A River Runs Through It" (1992). RIP.
positive · AI labelView post →Introduce yourself with… One book : A River Runs Through It One movie : Babe 🐽 One album: Aladdin Sane (Bowie) One show: Reservation Dogs
neutral · AI labelView post →Realizing that “A River Runs Through It” is my favorite Tom Skerritt movie while on a fishing trip with my dad. RIP
positive · AI labelView post →Add “for tax purposes” to a movie. A River Runs Through It For Tax Purposes
neutral · AI labelView post →Always a thrill to get that Montana Quarterly byline, especially in this case covering 50 years of the home state’s Holy Scripture, “A River Runs Through It.” From the earliest raves to a movie that changed things forever to a new opera, which had its first showcase in Brooklyn. Haunting waters.
neutral · AI labelView post →We had a non-chain store in my town. My family would all decide on a movie together Friday nights. Sometimes we took recommendations from other people, like when my grandmother somehow thought “A River Runs Through It” was a good family movie. One of the only films we turned off.
negative · AI labelView post →i'm officially not interested! i think "A River Runs Through It" made me gunshy, even tho that's not a terrible movie & Brad Pitt even got casting lessons from Gary Borger
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