The best River Phoenix’s drama movies on Apple iTunes

River Phoenix

River Phoenix

23/08/1970- 31/10/1993
Today we present the best River Phoenix’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best River Phoenix’s movies.

Stand by Me

Stand by Me
8.1/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 08/08/1986
  • Character: Chris Chambers
Gordie, Chris, Teddy and Vern are four friends who decide to hike to find the corpse of Ray Brower, a local teenager, who was hit by a train while plucking blueberries in the wild.

Sneakers

Sneakers
7.1/10
When shadowy U.S. intelligence agents blackmail a reformed computer hacker and his eccentric team of security experts into stealing a code-breaking 'black box' from a Soviet-funded genius, they uncover a bigger conspiracy. Now, he and his 'sneakers' must save themselves and the world economy by retrieving the box from their blackmailers.

My Own Private Idaho

My Own Private Idaho
7/10
  • Genre: AdventureDrama
  • Release: 01/02/1991
  • Character: Michael "Mike" Waters
In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a gay hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mike's estranged mother. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy benefactor and sexual deviant.

Running on Empty

Running on Empty
7.6/10
  • Genre: CrimeDramaRomance
  • Release: 09/09/1988
  • Character: Danny Pope / Michael Manfield
The Popes are a family who haven't been able to use their real identity for years. In the late sixties, the parents set a weapons lab afire in an effort to hinder the government's Vietnam war campaign. Ever since then, the Popes have been on the run with the authorities never far behind.

The Mosquito Coast

The Mosquito Coast
6.6/10
Allie Fox, an American inventor exhausted by the perceived danger and degradation of modern society, decides to escape with his wife and children to Belize. In the jungle, he tries with mad determination to create a utopian community with disastrous results.

The Thing Called Love

The Thing Called Love
6.4/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 27/08/1993
  • Character: James Wright
Miranda Presley moves from New York to Nashville to become a songwriter. At an unsuccessful audition she meets James Wright, a promising newcomer. After only a few days they marry but start to quickly regret it.

Dogfight

Dogfight
7.3/10
In the fall of 1963, Eddie Birdlace is an 18-year-old Marine Corps volunteer who is about to ship out with three of his buddies for a tour of duty in Vietnam. Planning a massive blowout for their last night in San Francisco, Eddie, his buddies, and a number of other Marines set up a contest they call a "dogfight."

Showbiz Kids

Showbiz Kids
7/10
A documentary chronicling the shared experiences of prominent former child stars and the personal and professional price of fame and failure on a child.

Little Nikita

Little Nikita
5.9/10
Roy Parmenter is an FBI agent in San Diego; 20 years ago his partner was killed by a Soviet spy, nicknamed Scuba, still at large. Scuba is now trying to extort the Soviets; to prove he's serious, he's killing their agents one by one, including "sleepers," agents under deep cover awaiting orders. Roy interviews a high school lad, Jeff Grant, an applicant to the Air Force Academy. In a routine background check, Roy discovers that Jeff's parents are sleepers. He must see if Jeff is also a spy, confront the parents yet protect them, and catch his nemesis. Meanwhile, the Soviets have sent their own spy-catcher, the loner Karpov, to reel in Scuba. Alliances shift; it's cat and mouse.

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