Take Me to the River

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Take Me to the River

2015

1h 24m

6.4(64 votes)

Drama

Overview

A naive California teen plans to remain above the fray at his Nebraskan family reunion, but a strange encounter places him at the center of a long-buried family secret.

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10 members

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Logan Miller

Ryder

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Robin Weigert

Cindy

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Josh Hamilton

Keith

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Richard Schiff

Don

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Ursula Parker

Molly

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Azura Skye

Ruth

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Ashley Gerasimovich

Abbey

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Elizabeth Franz

Evelyn

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Seth Young

Trenton

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Amy Hostetler

Terry

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