The River Wild (1994)
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.
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What critics compared The River Wild to
The River Wild was Die Hard on a river.
Oscar-nominated director Curtis Hanson ("L.A. Confidential," "The River Wild, " "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle") has stepped away from the thriller genre and vigorously gone for something closer to the throat -- and heart.
Hanson's recent films - "Bad Influence," "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle," "The River Wild" and "Confidential" - were thrillers that worked on a visceral level.
Back in mid-'90s, director Curtis Hanson was known as a B-list filmmaker - someone who could cull a fair amount of tension out of workmanlike stories such as The Hand That Rocks the Cradle and The River Wild .