A River Runs Through It

1992 · 123 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 67,425 VOTES · DIR. Robert Redford

A River Runs Through It poster

Overview

The Maclean brothers, Paul and Norman, live a relatively idyllic life in rural Montana, spending much of their time fly fishing. The sons of a minister, the boys eventually part company when Norman moves east to attend college, leaving his rebellious brother to find trouble back home. When Norman finally returns, the siblings resume their fishing outings, and assess where they've been and where they're going.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,175 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:36 Long ago, when I was a young man..
00:06:17 ...and, being a Scot, believed that the art of writing lay in thrift.
00:13:08 - There isn't? - No.
00:17:31 Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
00:23:39 Whoo!
00:29:45 After graduation, he took a job as a reporter for a Helena newspaper...
00:34:11 So the poor bastards pee in their pants.
00:40:31 See, Professor, that's why you need to stick around here from now on.
00:44:33 You know, I heard, uh, Louis Armstrong sing, this, uh, song once...
00:48:22 Uh... eight?
00:52:18 I'm a reporter at the Bee.
00:57:05 Why did he hit him?
01:02:23 - So I'm late. - Should we have this girl over to dinner?
01:05:41 We came back to Salt Lake City...
01:08:27 - Can I come? - Oh, no, not this time, honey.
01:12:07 Red can. Hills Brothers. I'd lay a bet on it.
01:17:50 This is not good.
01:23:51 Well, I'm sorry about that. That was my fault.
01:27:22 "MacLean", with a capital L.
01:32:17 - Not Montana. - Then what?
01:37:51 Beat it.
01:42:13 A real professor.
01:52:34 And so when the police sergeant awakened me one morning...
02:00:00 more than a dozen papers there.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,175
Dialogue density9.6 lines / min
First line00:00:36
Final line02:00:00

Production Record

DirectorRobert Redford
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12,000,000
Revenue$43,440,294
IMDb votes67,425