Best River Movies & TV Series

The 71 best-rated river movies and TV series on 3eyedraven, ranked by a weighted audience score so the genuinely great rises above one-off perfect ratings. Every title has cast, ratings, trailers and where to watch.

The Gold Rush 1925 ★ 8.0
The Notebook 2004 ★ 7.9
Chinatown 1974 ★ 7.9
Ratatouille 2007 ★ 7.8
The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957 ★ 7.8
Sin Nombre 2009 ★ 7.6
The Secret World of Nature: Spain 2020 ★ 9.3
Steamboat Bill, Jr. 1928 ★ 7.6
Summer Days with Coo 2007 ★ 7.8
The African Queen 1952 ★ 7.3
Deliverance 1972 ★ 7.3
Suzhou River 2000 ★ 7.3
The River 1951 ★ 7.3
Mud 2013 ★ 7.1
The Sign of Four 1987 ★ 7.4
The Host 2006 ★ 7.0
How the West Was Won 1962 ★ 7.0
Operation Mekong 2016 ★ 7.0
The Man from Snowy River 1982 ★ 7.0
Rambo 2008 ★ 6.7
River of No Return 1954 ★ 6.7
House by the River 1950 ★ 6.8
Jungle 2017 ★ 6.7
Until I Kill You 2024 ★ 6.7