Where to Watch The River (1984)

Eager to watch 'The River' on your favorite screen? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Mark Rydell-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to do right by you.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'The River' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'The River' right now, here are some finer points about the Universal Pictures drama flick.

The River starring Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek, Scott Glenn, Billy Green Bush has a PG rating, a runtime of about 2 hr 2 min, and a scheduled release date of December 1st, 1984.

It received a user score of 63/100 on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 130 respected users.

Curious about the story behind it? Here's the plot: "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."

'The River' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Prime Video, YouTube, and Google Play Movies .