River Wild

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River Wild

PG-13,

2023,

1h 30m,

Mystery & Thriller/

Adventure

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Joey (Leighton Meester) fears there could be trouble ahead after her brother Gray (Taran Killam) invites Trevor (Adam Brody), a childhood friend with a troubled past, on their whitewater rafting adventure with two tourists. Once they become stranded in raging rapids, the thrill-seeking trip quickly turns from exciting to utterly terrifying as the rafters are trapped in a desperate fight for their lives, all while someone seems intent on sabotage to ensure shocking secrets stay buried. To survive the wild river, Joey will have to face her fears, and everyone will have to develop killer instincts before they’re torn apart by deception aboard the raft, or by deadly waters wreaking havoc all around them.

Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Aug 2, 2023

3/4

A taut exercise with a few teeth-gnashing rafting sequences.

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Megan Fisher

Loud and Clear Reviews

Jan 11, 2025

3/5

Buoyed up by Meester’s strong performance and some truly gnarly bits of violence, River Wild is an effective little potboiler, appropriate for a Saturday afternoon.

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Tina Kakadelis

Beyond the Cinerama Dome

Aug 20, 2023

It’s not every day that Seth Cohen and Blair Waldorf fight for their lives on a whitewater rafting journey, but if River Wild proves anything, it’s that this should be an everyday occurrence.

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Radhamely De Leon

Decider

Aug 18, 2023

But the script has its pitfalls that are typical for low-budget thrillers like this. There are multiple lines of dialogue that feel so corny and out of character, it may even remove you from the action.

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JK Sooja

Common Sense Media

Aug 17, 2023

2/5

The best part of this thriller is its brevity, how fast it gets going, and how quickly it reaches its conclusion.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Aug 16, 2023

3.5/5

This new reimagining makes several significant changes to the characters and their stories while maintaining the beautiful yet treacherous setting that plays such an integral part in the film’s success.

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Ben Ketai

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Joey

Adam Brody

Trevor

Taran Killam

Gray

Olivia Swann

Karissa

Eve Connolly

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Joey (Leighton Meester) fears there could be trouble ahead after her brother Gray (Taran Killam) invites Trevor (Adam Brody), a childhood friend with a troubled past, on their whitewater rafting adventure with two tourists. Once they become stranded in raging rapids, the thrill-seeking trip quickly turns from exciting to utterly terrifying as the rafters are trapped in a desperate fight for their lives, all while someone seems intent on sabotage to ensure shocking secrets stay buried. To survive the wild river, Joey will have to face her fears, and everyone will have to develop killer instincts before they’re torn apart by deception aboard the raft, or by deadly waters wreaking havoc all around them.

Director: Ben Ketai
Producer: Ogden Gavanski, Anne-Marie Roberge, Daniel Kresmery
Screenwriter: Ben Ketai, Mike Le
Distributor: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Production Co: Universal 1440 Entertainment, Hero Squared
Rating: PG-13 (Strong Language|Some Bloody Images|Brief Suggestive Material|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2023
Runtime: 1h 30m

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