If you loved The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, try The River Wild

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

1992 · dir. Curtis Hanson

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The River Wild

1994 · dir. Curtis Hanson

What they share

Both films are directed by Curtis Hanson, and they sit in Drama / Thriller territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What The River Wild is

Montana wilderness, summer, rushing water. A family's rafting trip, a chance encounter with two desperate men, a vacation unraveling. It's a thriller that gets more tense as the river gets rougher.

If you loved The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, try The River Wild

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The River Wild

What they share

What The River Wild is

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