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FilmPG-131994
The River Wild
Directed by Curtis Hanson
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. From TMDB
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The River Wild is a 1994 adventure thriller drama film, directed by Curtis Hanson, starring Meryl Streep, David Strathairn and Kevin Bacon.
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60 of 65 · most liked first30 years ago, my mother made us leave the movie theater during THE RIVER WILD because Kevin Bacon had a gun. We’ve still never seen it. Tonight, I’m watching THE RIVER WILD with my parents. This will be therapeutic.
neutral · AI labelView post →Movie Of The Day... The River Wild (1994)
neutral · AI labelView post →There is a 2026 movie on Netflix called Apex with Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton that is sort of a spiritual successor to The River Wild. It is not “good,” really. But still. Thought you should know.
neutral · AI labelView post →we watched The River Wild and my main takeaway is that more female actresses should be allowed to look like Meryl Streep looks in this movie (some wrinkles! a normal rib cage! super strong thighs! a body that you believe could navigate whitewater rapids!)
positive · AI labelView post →A cool Sunday at home is sometimes that time where you say “what the hell I’ll watch THE RIVER WILD” That movie should be awesome and barks its shin instead, everyone and everything showed up but the script. But it’s still got its points
neutral · AI labelView post →Kino Lorber Studio Classics will be releasing The River Wild in 4K UHD. I saw this film when it first came out in theaters, maybe rewatched a few times on VHS and then rewatched back in March 2021. I didn't do a 30th anniversary review but I'll be sure to review when it hits 4K UHD.
neutral · AI labelView post →Well, it is news to me that this film isn't The River Wild, and that Robert Redford didn't direct The River Wild, and that Brad Pitt wasn't in The River Wild. Now, I have no idea what to expect.
neutral · AI labelView post →It’s vaguely sad to me that the reason why this movie ends up on Netflix is because studios don’t think there’s any market for an action-thriller film in theatres that features a “mature” woman. “The River Wild” was a big hit, but that was how many years ago… #frightclub
neutral · AI labelView post →Insert a movie into another movie The River Wild Runs Through It
neutral · AI labelView post →I did the same with The River Wild in Cosham because I'd missed my train. Rubbish film but it was better than staring at a railway platform.
negative · AI labelView post →#JulyMovieChallenge Day 3 Movie filmed or set in Idaho The River Wild (1994)
neutral · AI labelView post →lol I’ve never heard of this one and assumed you meant The River Wild, another movie in which Kevin Bacon tries to kill a kid in the wilderness. Also on a river.
neutral · AI labelView post →Just learned that Universal has done its DTV sequel thing to The River Wild, of all movies. (It might look like a remake and was even referred to as one on Deadline when it was cast, but I guess it's "set in the same universe.")
neutral · AI labelView post →Baltasar Kormákur’s #Apex / #ApexMovie on #Netflix is very much my jam. Charlize Theron & Taron Egerton give us their gonzo, white-knuckle version of Dead Calm and The River Wild. My review: freshfiction.tv/apex-review-...
neutral · AI labelView post →Name your fav Kevin Bacon film. The River Wild.
neutral · AI labelView post →NEW EPISODE WEDNESDAY! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2... Buckle up your life vest and start rowing — this week, the dads brave The River Wild! We’re diving into the 1994 whitewater thriller! #filmsky #moviesky 🍿🎥🎬🎬📼📽️
neutral · AI labelView post →The River Wild, her rare action movie
neutral · AI labelView post →Film-wise: at 8.20pm, Some Like It Hot on BBC4. At 9pm, As Good as It Gets on Comedy Central, The River Wild on Legend, Pitch Black on ITV4 or Wind River on Great Movies. At 10pm, The Deer Hunter on Sky Arts. At 10.20pm, Belfast on BBC4. At 10.55pm, Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Doom on Film4 #telly
neutral · AI labelView post →If you've never seen The River Wild (1994) then I highly recommend watching it at once. Meryl Streep is amazing in this very intense movie. Kevin Bacon and John C Reilly are great bad guys too. youtu.be/OUmGfU0OWQY?...
positive · AI labelView post →Going on from my Sean Austin action adventure boy vibe, I wanted to watch White Water Summer, but it's only available to rent. So I've 1 degreed to Kevin Bacon and his other rafting movie, The River Wild.
neutral · AI labelView post →What's up nerds?! It is new episode Wednesday! Today's episode features a movie the ISN'T the River Wild, a lot of talk about diabetes and Special Guest @jmaq.bsky.social www.buzzsprout.com/2155545/epis...
neutral · AI labelView post →THE RIVER WILD is one of my go-to Movie Grid answers.
neutral · AI labelView post →THE RIVER WILD (1994): Rewatch. There are many nice things about this movie but it's worth seeking out for Kevin Bacon's performance alone. I've never seen him do a bad job, but this was something special. He has to shift gears from charming to sexy to psychopathic without any of it feeling fake.
positive · AI labelView post →There's also another danger to a movie like this...one that The River Wild (oddly enough) suffered from. Plots like these tend to play out or come off like siege plots. And I've been pretty public about how much I dislike siege plots. This one seems to be sidestepping the problem. #FrightClub
neutral · AI labelView post →Enjoyed watching Meryl and Kevin bounce of each other. My ★★★½ review of The River Wild on Letterboxd boxd.it/fvKQrz #filmsky
positive · AI labelView post →Love this. My 14yo started a film marathon tradition for me called “Momfest”—this year’s picks: Postcards From the Edge, The River Wild, Psycho, All About My Mother.
neutral · AI labelView post →35MM SCREENING! A family on a rafting adventure is taken hostage by dangerous fugitives in THE RIVER WILD, starring Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon & David Strathairn! Dangerous Games: APEX & Cinema of Survival continues Thurs Apr 30 with this classic thriller! paristheaternyc.com/film/the-riv...
neutral · AI labelView post →I do love that movie, but even The River Wild doesn't recognize his appeal to women - it casts him as like a nebbishy boring old husband, a foil to young hot masculine Kevin Bacon. insulting!
neutral · AI labelView post →Disagree. Without The River Wild you could never get Meryl Streep and Kevin Bacon in the same movie
neutral · AI labelView post →Without saying Stir of Echoes, fav Kevin Bacon film? The River Wild
neutral · AI labelView post →I'd say THE RIVER WILD is a pretty peerless action movie.
positive · AI labelView post →Alien (1978), Aliens (1986), Underworld (2003), Atomic Blonde, Nikita (1990), Kill Bill vol 1 and 2, Charlies Angels the tv show in the 70s and the movies through out the 2000s, Salt (2010), The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), The Net (1995), The River Wild (1994),
neutral · AI labelView post →Meryl it has been 30 years since THE RIVER WILD, you’re ready for another action movie
neutral · AI labelView post →I first heard the name from the movie The River Wild (‘90’s) and it stuck w me all these years.
neutral · AI labelView post →By the way, our second movie is “River Wild,” not “THE River Wild.” Starring Leighton Meester, not Meryl Streep, made in 2023. 🤣 #frightclub
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight's summer movie is The River Wild starring Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn, and John C. Reilly. Great action adventure movie, but it's this shot gets me every time.
positive · AI labelView post →Curtis Hanson also directed The River Wild, Bad Influence and Wonder Boys. A superb Noir film and obviously the influence of the game LA Noire. Well worth a rewatch of you have not seen it in a while. Absolutely brilliant.
neutral · AI labelView post →The River Wild was one of the first Grown Up movies I saw and it had a real impact on me. I still love a harrowing escape movie
positive · AI labelView post →Since their quotes are off??? I’ll just tell you ☺️ For some unknown reason I was terrified of Kevin Bacon in The River Wild. My first memory of being scared of a movie is him in that lmao
neutral · AI labelView post →Anyone else see any similarities between this film and 'The River Wild' with Meryl Streep and Kevin Bacon?
neutral · AI labelView post →#Apex on Netflix. Shades of Cliffhanger, The River Wild, Alone and Wolf Creek going on, but I quite enjoyed this movie! Taron Egerton was really good as the sadist psychopath. PS: the teeth! 😱🤢
neutral · AI labelView post →Dude: By this standard we can never know if Meryl Streep is S-Tier because she's never taken a movie gig... Me, interrupting: The River Wild.
neutral · AI labelView post →Never once. I didn't have the word count to put in Matewan and The River Wild, which were both ridiculously good. And the Bourne movies, I definitely didn't watch the ones I saw for Matt Damon. Ooh, and A League of Their Own. He was terrific in that film.
positive · AI labelView post →Happy #Birthday Kevin Bacon, SAG/Golden Globe winning actor whose prolific career inspired the interconnectedness "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" trivia game, memorable in film/TV projects like JFK, Taking Chance, Apollo 13, Tremors, The River Wild, The Following, A Few Good Men and Footloose
neutral · AI labelView post →I loved this movie. Haven't seen it in probably 35 years, but watched it several times when it was on its' initial cable run. A good double feature would be THE RIVER WILD (1994) or THE HUNTED (2003). Especially fond of the latter.
positive · AI labelView post →Film-wise: at 9pm, The River Wild on Legend Xtra, All The Money In The World on Great Movies, Parker on Legend or Deadpool 2 on Film4. At 10pm, Platoon on ITV4. At 11pm, The Man Who Fell To Earth on Sky Sci-Fi. At 11.20pm, National Anthem on Film4 #telly
neutral · AI labelView post →My #LastFourFriday films. Ennio (2021) North by Northwest (1959) The River Wild (1994) Ice Cream Fever (2023) #filmsky #letterboxd
neutral · AI labelView post →Did you know there’s a Kevin Bacon wilderness/rafting movie that isn’t The River Wild?
neutral · AI labelView post →New issue of my newsletter is available now! If you liked the Meryl Streep/Kevin Bacon film “The River Wild” this issue is for you! RobsRobs.Substack.com
neutral · AI labelView post →Favorite horror / horror-adjacent movie for each year of the 1990s: 1990: The Exorcist III (fav of decade) 1991: Silence of the Lambs 1992: Alien 3 1993: Kalifornia 1994: The River Wild 1995: Seven 1996: Frighteners 1997: Breakdown 1998: Apt Pupil 1999: Sixth Sense (bc I'd never rewatch Audition)
neutral · AI labelView post →every account on instagram now is named like “HistoryUnfolding” and all they post is poorly edited clips from free HBO weekend hits like “The River Wild” but with an AI filter and the comments just say shit like “what movie” or it’s two guys arguing about it like it’s real and one of them is racist
neutral · AI labelView post →The (movie) The River Wild (HD/HDX) (Vudu) (US) for $7.99 Cast: Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn, Joseph Mazzello, John C. Reilly, Benjamin Bratt Genre: (Psychological thriller) (Movies Anywhere) Trailer & Reviews : www.rottentomatoes.com/m/river_wild/
neutral · AI labelView post →I got that movie mixed up for a second with The River Wild
neutral · AI labelView post →Why yes I am watching The River Wild. And yes it may be related to the fact that I watched Apex the other day.
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight’s movie! The River Wild. 💕
neutral · AI labelView post →The (movie) The River Wild 1080p (iTunes)(AU) AU$4.99 (Psychological thriller) (iMDB) 6.7 Cast: Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn, Joseph Mazzello, John C. Reilly, Benjamin Bratt
neutral · AI labelView post →- I forget what its like to see a movie where the women aren't caked in clown-levels of makeup. Meryl Streep in The River Wild (1994) is gorgeous. I somehow forgot that she was young once.
positive · AI labelView post →Film of the Day The River Wild / 1995 saltypopcorn.co.uk/movies/the-r... #theriverwild Director: Curtis Hanson - Starring: Meryl Streep, Joseph Mazzello and Stephanie Sawyer
neutral · AI labelView post →I am watching the 1994 thriller film The River Wild starring the great Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, John C. Reilly and the great David Strathairn. With Benjamin Bratt in a supporting role
neutral · AI labelView post →Jerry Goldsmith’s name doesn’t come up as often as it should as one of the great American film composers of the last generation. Star Trek, The River Wild, The Edge, Executive Decision, The Shadow, Medicine Man, Total Recall, Innerspace, Poltergeist, Explorers! His scores made every film better!
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