River movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant river movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, suspenseful, realistic, suspense, intense and scary films and TV shows about / with river, survival, death, dialogue, storytelling, mentor, escapades, violence, chase and danger plots mostly in Drama, Adventure and Thriller genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as river: The River Wild (1994), White Water Summer (1987), Dangerous Waters (1999), Anaconda (1997), The Invisible Guardian (2017), Surviving Crooked Lake (2008), A River Runs Through It (1992), The River (1984), Deliverance (1972), The Revenant (2015).
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List of river movies
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
While on a family vacation, rafting expert Gail takes on a pair of armed killers while navigating a spectacularly violent river.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, exciting, psychological, dark ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
wilderness, hostage, family in danger, survival, river, nature, boat, danger, rafting, child in peril, criminal, bank robber ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
boston, montana, usa, idaho
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When the experienced guide Vic accompanies the city boy Alan and his three friends on their first wilderness experience, he not only hope to teach the four boys lessons about the wilderness, but about themselves. Vic pushes them to the limit. Soon ...
Style:
intense, sincere, exciting, suspenseful, contemplative ...
Audience:
kids, teens, girls' night
Plot:
wilderness, river, coming of age, friendship, survival, summer, nature, camping, youth, camp, mountain climbing, chess ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place:
manhattan new york city, usa, new york, new jersey, california
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Genre: Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A river expert (Connie Selleca), her boy friend (Matt McCoy), and her children go on a river rafting trip. But things go awry when they are taken captive by escaped convicts searching for stolen money.
Style:
cliffhanger, psychotronic
Plot:
diving, river, escaped prisoner, vacation gone wrong, woman in jeopardy, loot, murder, boy, false identity, mother daughter relationship, vacation, camping ...
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123K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Brazil
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A "National Geographic" film crew is taken hostage by an insane hunter, who takes them along on his quest to capture the world's largest - and deadliest - snake.
Style:
scary, suspense, suspenseful, natural horror, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
jungle, snake, boat, animal attack, dangerous animal, survival, danger, river, giant snake, amazon river, strong violent content, killer animal ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
latin america, ecuador, brazil, south america
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, Germany
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
When the naked body of a teenage girl is found on the banks of the River Baztán, it is quickly linked to a similar murder one month before. Soon, rumours are flying in the nearby village of Elizondo. Is this the work of a ritualistic killer or is ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, scary, saga ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder investigation, investigation, murder, policewoman, supernatural, forest, resentment, river, schizophrenia, hate, murderer ...
Place:
basque country
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A summertime canoe trip turns into a nightmare for four 14-year-old girls.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, suspense, independent film ...
Plot:
teenage girl, wilderness, river, estrangement, danger, buddies, escapades, starting over, youth, haunted by the past, teenage life, forces of nature ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A River Runs Through is a cinematographically stunning true story of Norman Maclean. The story follows Norman and his brother Paul through the experiences of life and growing up, and how their love of fly fishing keeps them together despite varying ...
Style:
sentimental, touching, period piece, inspirational, thought provoking ...
Plot:
coming of age, fishing, father son relationship, childhood, river, brother brother relationship, beautiful scenery, self discovery, brothers, wilderness, death of brother, gambling ...
Time:
1900s, 1920s, 1910s, year 1992, 1930s ...
Place:
montana, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
emotional, serious, realistic, gloomy, sincere ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
farmer, courage, natural disaster, survival, small town, society, countryside, river, strike, apocalypse, farming, extreme weather ...
Time:
80s
Place:
tennessee, usa, alabama, birmingham alabama, california
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128K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.
Style:
disturbing, tense, suspenseful, atmospheric, gothic ...
Plot:
wilderness, rape, survival, friendship, canoe, rape and revenge, nature, forest, river, nightmare, camping, revenge ...
Time:
70s, year 1972, 20th century
Place:
georgia, southern usa, usa, appalachia
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940K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Argentina
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.
Style:
realistic, atmospheric, harsh, scenic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
date night, manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
survival, wilderness, revenge, vengeance, native american, snow, violent, bear attack, wilderness survival, winter, hunter, wild west ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, year 2016, distant future, 90s ...
Place:
los angeles, north america, usa
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36K
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
From the director of Wolf Creek comes this terrifying look at nature's perfect killing machine. When a group of tourists stumble into the remote Australian river territory of an enormous crocodile, the deadly creature traps them on a tiny mud ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, atmospheric, scenic, natural horror ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
crocodile, animal attack, monster, creature, dangerous animal, survival horror, gory, killer animal, river, isolation, creature feature, disaster ...
Time:
jurassic, 70s, 21st century
Place:
australia, oceania
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A naive California teen plans to remain above the fray at his Nebraskan family reunion, but a strange encounter places him at the center of a long-buried family secret.
Style:
ambiguous ending, psychological, suspenseful, sincere, suspense ...
Plot:
child abuse, river, family secret, farm, injustice, suspicion, children, threat, summer, child sexual abuse, lgbt, gay teenager ...
Place:
nebraska
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2K
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In the south of Laos, an American volunteer doctor becomes a fugitive after he intervenes in the sexual assault of a young woman. When the assailant's body is pulled from the Mekong River, things quickly spiral out of control.
Style:
captivating, tense, serious, suspense
Plot:
accused of murder, pursuit, chase, doctor, running from police, murder, false accusation, manhunt, survival, danger, police, choice ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
southeast asia, laos, bangkok thailand, asia, thailand
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35K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A recently widowed traveler is kidnapped by a cold blooded killer, only to escape into the wilderness where she is forced to battle against the elements as her pursuer closes in on her.
Style:
suspense, psychological, tense, psychological thriller, suspenseful ...
Plot:
kidnapping, psychopath, trapped, chase, road rage, maniac, survival, kidnapped woman, highway, lost in the woods, cruelty, stalker ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
oregon
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Music
Country: West Germany, Peru
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
Fitzcarraldo, a dreamer who plans to bring opera and Enrico Caruso to the South American jungles. With limited funding, he must figure out how to finance the opera house, and ultimately decides to capitalize on South America's rubber ...
Style:
cerebral, surreal, visually appealing, visual, tense ...
Plot:
jungle, steamship, boat, opera, obsession, river, ambition, colonialism, amazon river, surrealism, dream, forest ...
Time:
20th century, 1900s, year 1982, 19th century, turn of the century
Place:
south america, peru, germany, latin america, andes mountains ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave hunter is converted and joins his mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are forced to ...
Style:
epic, christian film, thought provoking, breathtaking, visually stunning ...
Plot:
jungle, slavery, clergy, redemption, colonialism, missionary, massacre, river, native american, jesuit, genocide, religion ...
Time:
18th century, ancient times, year 1986
Place:
south america, portugal, argentina, brazil, latin america ...
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388K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
The next installment in the Superman series. This will be WB's ninth live-action Superman film. The plot is unknown at this time.
Style:
surprise ending, inspirational, emotional, epic, psychotronic ...
Plot:
superhero, urban setting, heroism, villain, alien, superhero team, dog, clone, lex luthor character, superheroine, robot, showdown ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
kansas, north america, antarctica, pentagon
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Poland, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.
Style:
captivating, psychological, experimental, crying, period drama
Plot:
garden, auschwitz, holocaust, world war two, ss officer, nazi germany, husband wife relationship, concentration camp, swimming pool, nazi, genocide, nazi officer ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943, year 1944, 20th century, year 1942 ...
Place:
poland, berlin germany, hungary
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Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. ...
Style:
feel good, inspirational, touching, sentimental, uplifting ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, date night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
christmas, holiday, small town, depression, small town life, angel, friendship, self discovery, second chance, life philosophy, life changing experience, alternate history ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1932, year 1945, 1910s ...
Place:
new york, america, new york state, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A young drifter working on a river barge disrupts his employers' lives while hiding the fact that he knows more about a dead woman found in the river than he admits.
Style:
erotic, sexual, sexy, enigmatic, neo noir ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
drifter, adultery, sexualized violence, infidelity, boat, naked man, destructive relationship, couple relations, unfaithfulness, sex, sexual content, murder ...
Time:
20th century, year 2003, 1940s, year 1954, 1950s ...
Place:
scotland, glasgow scotland, europe, edinburgh scotland
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Five doctors on a wilderness outing are stalked by disfigured, crazed killers.
Style:
slasher, scary, atmospheric, grindhouse, cult classic ...
Plot:
wilderness, decapitation, group of friends, murder, doctor, river, burned alive, blindness, characters murdered one by one, death, death of brother, death of friend ...
Time:
70s
Place:
canada
Is relevant?
255K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When governments fail to act on behalf of captive missionaries, ex-Green Beret John James Rambo sets aside his peaceful existence along the Salween River in a war-torn region of Thailand to take action. Although he's still haunted by violent ...
Style:
cult classic, grindhouse, suspense, harsh, rough ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
one man army, rambo, violent, jungle, lone hero, bomb, military, soldier, shootout, warrior, sniper, blood ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
burma, arizona, asia, thailand, southeast asia
Is relevant?
28K
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When flesh-eating piranhas are accidently released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.
Style:
natural horror, perverse, suspenseful, rough, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
piranha, fish, killer fish, killer animal, animal attack, rescue, resort, race against time, water, disaster, swimming, summer camp ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
vietnam, asia
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Jake loves living in Chicago but when big city violence hits a little too close to home his parents buy a campground in rural Minnesota and move the family there. Jake hates living at the campground until he meets Peter, the boy across the river. ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, realistic, semi serious, touching ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christianity, death of grandmother, friendship, rebelliousness, hopes, getting home, countryside, river, christian, faith, father son relationship, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
chicago, minnesota
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 179 min.
Story:
Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fellowship members at the Orthanc Tower in Isengard.
Style:
epic, atmospheric, captivating, dark fantasy, exciting ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, manly, chick flick ...
Plot:
magic, fantasy world, sword fight, wizard, magical, friendship, mission, good versus evil, monster, middle earth, sword and sorcery, mythology ...
Time:
2000s, year 2002, prehistoric times, prehistory
Place:
iran, new zealand
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The blood orchid - A rare flower that holds the secret of eternal life and a fortune to the pharmaceutical company that finds it. Led by a two-fisted soldier of fortune, a scientific expedition is sent deep into the jungles of Borneo to locate and ...
Style:
suspense, scary, intense, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, boys' night
Plot:
jungle, snake, treasure hunt, animal attack, survival, expedition, eaten alive, creature, amazon, killer animal, dangerous animal, greed ...
Time:
year 2004, jurassic, 2000s
Place:
borneo, new york, usa, indonesia
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Georgia, Germany, France, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The Inguri River forms a natural border dividing Georgia from Abkhazia. One of the spring floods has created a little island in the middle of the river, as if made for the cultivation of corn. At least, this is the belief of an old peasant, whose ...
Style:
serious, tense, realistic, sincere, atmospheric ...
Plot:
island, teenage girl, military, skinny dipping, fishing, building a house, flood, stranger, harvest, hiding, wounded soldier, boat ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
georgia, soviet union
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA, UK
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make ...
Style:
epic, scenic, atmospheric, breathtaking, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, manly, chick flick ...
Plot:
sword fight, fantasy world, friendship, sword and sorcery, good versus evil, wizard, magic, middle earth, lord of the rings, mythology, hobbit, magical ...
Time:
year 2001, future, 2000s, prehistoric times, prehistory
Place:
iran, detroit, new zealand
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Three friends, whose lives have been drifting apart, reunite for the funeral of a fourth childhood friend. When looking through their childhood belongings, they discover a trunk which contained details on a quest their friend was attempting. It ...
Style:
funny, hilarious, humorous, not serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
treasure hunt, wilderness, river, friendship, escapades, hippie, camp, homoeroticism, friendship between men, campfire story, camping, grizzly bear ...
Time:
80s, 21st century
Place:
oregon, washington state, usa, costa rica, mexico
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Aussie adventurer Steve Irwin aka The Crocodile Hunter has avoided the death-roll and nabbed another feisty croc, hoping to save it from poachers. What Steve doesn't know is that the crocodile has innocently swallowed a top secret US satellite ...
Style:
intense, semi serious, humorous, feel good, exciting ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens, boys' night
Plot:
crocodile, river, self discovery, survival, adventurer, rescue, danger, heroic mission, goofy hero, collision, snake, killer animal ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
australia
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