The River (1984)
Directed by Mark Rydell · 122 min · Drama
22.0 TOPICAL score · #4,316 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer and a local corporation from foreclosing on their farm. While Mae stays at home to care for their children and tend to the crops, Tom finds work as a scab at a steel mill to preserve his family's property.
The River (1984, directed by Mark Rydell) has a TOPICAL score of 22.0 - ranked 4,316 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on critics. It won 0 awards from 4 nominations. Critics: 27% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.7/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.4/10 (142 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 22 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics27% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.7/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.4/10 (142 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 4 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 22 languages
- Still read11,796 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Mel Gibson (actor #639), Sissy Spacek (actor #131), Scott Glenn (actor #497), Billy "Green" Bush