TMDb Rating
6.2/10
22 verified votes
The River Rat (1984)
AdventureCrimeFamilyDrama
94 min
"After thirteen years in prison, Billy McCain thought he'd met up with everything, until he met up with his own daughter Jonsy."
Plot Summary
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...
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AdventureCrimeFamilyDramaThomas RickmanTommy Lee JonesMartha Plimpton1984
Director
Thomas Rickman
Top Cast
Tommy Lee JonesMartha PlimptonBrian DennehyShawn SmithNancy Lea Owen
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