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River

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Three estranged siblings reunite in their hometown after the death of their father and set out to scatter his ashes at his favorite spot on a remote river. But when their boat breaks down, the trip devolves into a waking nightmare. Stranded miles from help with no cell service, they soon realize they’re being stalked by a faceless killer who has emerged from the woods. To survive the night, the siblings must put their long-standing grudges aside and fight together against a ruthless, almost mythic terror.

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Benjamin Lee Guardian 18 hrs ago
2/5
Giuliano opts for the frustrating sour spot in-between not enough and too much and none of it is as skin-crawlingly creepy as he seems to think it is. Go to Full Review Nick Schager The Daily Beast 20 hrs ago
It elevates a tried-and-true formula through clever artistry. Go to Full Review Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting 1 day ago
3.5/5
River uses the slasher tropes in its favor to ramp up the tension at a brisk and steady clip. It’s lean and efficient, anchored by its tremendous cast and a unique setting that’s utilized to its fullest when generating scares. Go to Full Review Peter Gray The AU Review 5 hrs ago
3.5/5
With a beautifully nasty visual sensibility, two immensely reliable scream queens at its centre and a villain whose simplicity only makes him more unnerving, River is exactly the type of lean, mean genre exercise horror crowds deserve. Go to Full Review Glenn Garner Deadline Hollywood Daily 19 hrs ago
Giuliano is sure to become a new master of horror, setting a beautifully tense environment that lulls audiences into calm before shooting an arrow through their heart. Go to Full Review Sara Clements Next Best Picture 19 hrs ago
7/10
What results is a film that spends its first half doing something genuinely unnerving with the genre’s oldest trick, before eventually settling, in its back half, into more familiar terrain. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Joshua Giuliano

Director

Jane Levy

Actor

Jessica Rothe

Actor

Max Mattern

Actor

Dane Di­Liegro

Actor

Joshua Giuliano

Screenwriter
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Movie Info

Synopsis Three estranged siblings reunite in their hometown after the death of their father and set out to scatter his ashes at his favorite spot on a remote river. But when their boat breaks down, the trip devolves into a waking nightmare. Stranded miles from help with no cell service, they soon realize they’re being stalked by a faceless killer who has emerged from the woods. To survive the night, the siblings must put their long-standing grudges aside and fight together against a ruthless, almost mythic terror.
Director
Joshua Giuliano
Producer
Steven Schneider, Nick Antosca, Alex Hedlund
Screenwriter
Joshua Giuliano
Production Co
Shudder, Allegheny Image Factory
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 32m
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