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Take Me to the River

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A gay teenager (Logan Miller) faces accusations of abusing his 9-year-old cousin (Ursula Parker) during a family reunion in Nebraska.

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Ibad Shah IndieWire Sep 13, 2017
A
With its lyrical approach to a deliberate pace, the movie develops a hypnotic effect even when deceptively little happens. Go to Full Review Andrea Gronvall Chicago Reader May 26, 2016
Matt Sobel transforms a nightmare he once had into an evocative, original drama. Go to Full Review Scott Marks San Diego Reader Apr 21, 2016
1/5
Is it me, or is the big climactic reveal not really worth all the hubbub? Go to Full Review Kathy Fennessy Seattle Film Blog Apr 12, 2026
3/4
If Take Me to the River, which follows an appearance in last year's The Stanford Prison Experiment, represents part of [Logan] Miller's attempt to shed his teen idol image, it's a good start. Go to Full Review Michael J. Casey Michael J. Cinema Aug 5, 2021
3.5/5
An excellent piece of work imbued with a specific sense of place. Go to Full Review David Bax Battleship Pretension Jan 7, 2021
Take Me to the River doesn't quite hold water but I eagerly await seeing what Sobel does next. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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John W. @RT41179890 May 22, 2026 Disturbing. Very disturbing. See more Jon R. @JuantheBaptist Apr 30, 2026 Give me my time back. See more Avery S. @RT37704506 Mar 21, 2026 Don't watch this. SPOILER ALERT! They have a small child act out an adult scene and the ending was very weird and make the whole movie seem useless. See more C R F @RT33117049 Mar 21, 2026 Slow, painful and highly uncomfortable to watch. To have a child act this out nomatter how real the scaenario may be in the world is just sick and disgusting. The overacting of the mother without any hint at context and the intense silence of the entire movie doesn't help either. Honestly the worst. See more SILENT D @RT49335286 Mar 17, 2026 Do not waste your time with this movie. Movie made me kinda mad. If I could rate this movie lower I would. The movie is overall cheeks straight cheeks. It's also pretty weird imagine having a minor grinding on a what 23 year old not to mention a very mid ending. I did like the idea of the story a little the I can't come out cause family is homophobic part but the rest as I said straight booty cheeks. See more Kathern S @katiemay51 Feb 7, 2026 The movie was very secretive, so secretive that I never caught what the secret was. I was guessing throughout the entire movie See more Read all reviews
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Matt Sobel

Director

Logan Miller

Ryder

Robin Weigert

Cindy

Josh Hamilton

Keith

Richard Schiff

Don

Ursula Parker

Molly

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Take Me to the River: Official Clip - Gun Lesson Take Me to the River: Official Clip - Gun Lesson 2:58 Now Playing Take Me to the River: Official Clip - Are You Okay? Take Me to the River: Official Clip - Are You Okay? 2:18 Now Playing Take Me to the River: Official Clip - Awkward Family Dinner Take Me to the River: Official Clip - Awkward Family Dinner 3:06 Now Playing Take Me to the River: Official Clip - Look Me in My Eye Take Me to the River: Official Clip - Look Me in My Eye 2:18 Now Playing Take Me to the River: Official Clip - It Wasn't My Idea Take Me to the River: Official Clip - It Wasn't My Idea 2:50 Now Playing Take Me to the River: Official Clip - What Happened to Her? Take Me to the River: Official Clip - What Happened to Her? 2:50 Now Playing Take Me to the River: Official Clip - Keep Away From My Daughter Take Me to the River: Official Clip - Keep Away From My Daughter 2:22 Now Playing View more videos

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Take Me to the River (2015) Take Me to the River (2015) Ursula Parker as Molly in "Take Me to the River." (L-R) Ursula Parker as Molly and Logan Miller as Ryder in "Take Me to the River." (L-R) Logan Miller as Ryder and Josh Hamilton as Keith in "Take Me to the River." (L-R) Robin Weigert as Cindy, Logan Miller as Ryder and Richard Schiff as Don in "Take Me to the River." (L-R) Richard Schiff as Don, Robin Weigert as Cindy and Ursula Parker as Molly in "Take Me to the River." View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis A gay teenager (Logan Miller) faces accusations of abusing his 9-year-old cousin (Ursula Parker) during a family reunion in Nebraska.
Director
Matt Sobel
Producer
Matt Sobel
Screenwriter
Matt Sobel
Distributor
Film Movement
Production Co
Explosion Film
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 18, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$25.8K
Runtime
1h 24m
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