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The River Wild
MEANRANK
63/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3581
- IMDb #3487
- Rotten Tomatoes #3217
- Letterboxd #2742
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #3069
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #3904
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- Metacritic Critics #2163
- Criticker #2634
- Kinopoisk #1739
- AlloCiné #3456
- Trakt #3353
Every rating
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Lowest is Criticker on 39, highest is Google on 76.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →An expert white-water rafter takes her family on a camping trip. They encounter two mysterious strangers on the river who initially seem friendly but are revealed to be dangerous criminals on the run. They force the family to guide them through a treacherous stretch of rapids, leading to a desperate fight for survival.
Details
- Director
- Curtis Hanson
- Writer
- Denis O'Neill
- Released
- 30 September 1994
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $45.0M
- Box office
- $94.2M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 4 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| 1st Screen Actors Guild Awards 1995 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
| 52nd Golden Globe Awards 1995 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
| 52nd Golden Globe Awards 1995 | Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Kevin Bacon | Nominee |
| 1st YoungStar Awards 1995 | Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film | Joseph Mazzello | Nominee |
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4 awards — The River Wild
×| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Kevin Bacon | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
| Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film | Joseph Mazzello | Nominee |