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• Title: The River

  Description: Farming family battles severe storms, a bank threatening to reposses their farm, and other hard times in a battle to save and hold on to their farm.

• Title: The River

  Description: Farming family battles severe storms, a bank threatening to reposses their farm, and other hard times in a battle to save and hold on to their farm.

Watch The River (1984) online The River is a 1984 movie with a runtime of 122 minutes. Director Mark Rydell, Cast Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek, Scott Glenn,

Synopsis

Farming family battles severe storms, a bank threatening to reposses their farm, and other hard times in a battle to save and hold on to their farm. Currently you are able to watch "The River " streaming on we platform.

Genres

Drama,

SubGenres

Keywords

river,

The River Parent guide

MPAA Reason

-

BBFC Reason

infrequent strong language, moderate violence

BBFC Ratings info

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Maturity Rating Reason

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Sex & Nudity

mild

Sex & Nudity Reason

There is a scene in a hotel between a man and a woman. Moaning is heard off screen for a couple of seconds, before the camera pans to the two characters in bed. There is slight female nudity, but due to the lighting, can be easily missed. Naturally, there is no male nudity whatsoever. In one scene, a man and a woman begin to passionately kiss each other, which eventually leads to implied sex. Nothing other than the kissing is seen.

Violence & Gore

mild

Violence & Gore Reason

One scene involves angry protestors. They can be seen throwing and hitting a truck with bats or 2x4s, in which several people are on board. No blood is seen. A man can be seen injured, and being carried through the plant by two workers. A significant amount of blood is seen on the right side of his body. Workers and protestors clash in one scene. They beat each other up, and blood is seen particularly on their faces. This fight scene lasts for several minutes. A man fires warning shots with a shotgun. No one is injured, nor killed. A woman slaps a man in the face. Mel Gibson and Sissy Spacek are in a constant state of peril them fighting back a river and a bank, but there is very little blood. The movie is pretty intense though. Sissy's character gets caught in the chains of the tractor of which she is working on. This scene can be distressing, as it lasts for several minutes without her being able to obtain help. Blood can be seen along the sleeve of her shirt, as time progresses. She eventually breaks free by provoking a buffalo through throwing objects at it so it rams the tractor. Later, she rushes to the kitchen where she runs the wound under the tap. Blood, and the open wound can be seen as she is in distress.

Profanity

mild

Profanity Reason

God**** and He** are used mostly of course there is the occasional Sh**. Plus two uses of "F**k."

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

mild

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking Reason

Some smoking, but very rarely. Casual beers that's it.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

mild

Frightening & Intense Scenes Reason

Refer to the 'Violence and Gore' section for further details. The movie is constant action and peril so prepare to have your heart race. During the flood in the opening scenes, a man topples over with the tractor that he is using. His leg gets caught, while the flood water continues to rise. There is struggle for a few minutes to get the man's leg out from under.

Studio

Universal Pictures,

Countrie

United States of America,

Subtitles

Audio

English

Director

Mark Rydell

Starring

Mel Gibson Sissy Spacek Scott Glenn Billy Green Bush Shane Bailey Becky Jo Lynch Don Hood James Tolkan Bob W. Douglas Andy Stahl Lisa Sloan Larry D. Ferrell Susie Toomey Kelly Toomey Frank Hoyt Taylor Amy Rydell Samuel Scott Osborne Charles Robinson