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The River
“He might be able to hold back the river. But could he hold back the greed of man?”
64%
Movie
2h 2m
AI Analysis
The River (1984) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The River (1984) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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 find… Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~122 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The River 64% (139 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
64%
from 139 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1984-12-01
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- TMDB rating
- 6.4
- TMDB ID
- 38557
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Where can I watch The River (1984)?
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Is there an official trailer for The River?
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What is The River about?
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 corpor... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The River?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The River?
The official runtime for The River is approximately 122 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Mel Gibson
Tom Garvey
Sissy Spacek
Mae Garvey
Scott Glenn
Joe Wade
Billy Green Bush
Harve Stanley
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Shane Bailey
Lewis Garvey
- B
Becky Jo Lynch
Beth Garvey
Don Hood
Senator Neiswinder
James Tolkan
Howard Simpson
- B
Bob W. Douglas
Hal Richardson
Andy Stahl
Dave Birkin
- L
Lisa Sloan
Judy Birkin
- L
Larry D. Ferrell
Rod Tessley
- S
Susie Toomey
Sally Tessley
- K
Kelly Toomey
Lisa Tessley
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Zemke
Amy Rydell
Betty Gaumer
Samuel Scott Osborne
Billy Gaumer
Charles Robinson
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