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61% Critic Match
The River Rat
“After thirteen years in prison, Billy McCain thought he'd met up with everything, until he met up with his own daughter Jonsy.”
6.1 / 10• 1984• 1h 34m•PG• English
AdventureCrimeFamilyDrama
Storyline
On the lazy banks of the Mississippi, a young girl is reunited with her time-served but innocent father. But the reunion is tainted with the whereabouts of the stolen loot, and those who come looking for it...
Cast & Crew
Tommy Lee Jones
Billy
Lead
Martha Plimpton
Jonsy
Brian Dennehy
Doc Cole
SS
Shawn Smith
Wexel
NL
Nancy Lea Owen
Vadie
NB
Norman Bennett
Sheriff Cal
Tony Frank
Poley
Angie Bolling
Joyce
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Thomas Rickman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The River Rat is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
