River

River

Run for your life

Directed by Jamie M. Dagg

Produced by Living Films, Lao Art Media

201695 min5.8 / 10

A tense, morally murky thriller about a man on the run in a foreign land after a violent intervention, where justice and guilt become increasingly ambiguous.

In the south of Laos, an American volunteer doctor becomes a fugitive after he intervenes in the sexual assault of a young woman. When the assailant's body is pulled from the Mekong River, things quickly spiral out of control.

Questions people ask

  • Is River scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is River easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is River violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Does River end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is River sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

14/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity5

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise25

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like River

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as River

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like River, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like River, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like River, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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