This thriller filmed on location in Oregon and Montana, features Meryl Streep as a daring, strong mother who must navigate a raging river to save the lives of her husband and son. Streep performed 90% of the river stunts in the film. To celebrate her son’s tenth birthday, Gail, a former white water guide, takes him and his dog out West for a rafting trip.

• The River Wild
• Meryl Streep
• Kevin Bacon
• David Strathairn
• Curtis Hanson