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The River

1984 · 122 min · PG

5.5/10

He might be able to hold back the river. But could he hold back the greed of man?

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.

Director
Mark Rydell
Genres
Drama
  • Locked in
  • Edge-of-your-seat night
  • Cry session

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