The River (1984)

Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer and a local corporation from foreclosing on their farm. While Mae stays at home to care for their children and tend to the crops, Tom finds work as a scab at a steel mill to preserve his family's property.

Genres: Drama

What to watch after The River

• The Beaver (2011)
• The Man Without a Face (1993) — Mel Gibson appears in both
• Urban Cowboy (1980)
• The Thing Called Love (1993)
• The Rose (1979) — Mark Rydell directed both
• Bird on a Wire (1990)