Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928), The Cure (1995), The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994), Mud (2012), The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944), The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938), Deja Vu (2006), The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Mississippi River movies.
Storyline: Huckleberry Finn, a rambuctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by sailing a raft down the Mississippi River. Accompanying him is Jim, a slave running away from being sold. Together the two strike a bond of friendship that takes them through harrowing events and thrilling adventures.—Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
Plot Keywords: young boy, slave, father, preacher, runaway, teacher, amusing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Despite the best efforts of the Widow Douglas (Jean Speegle Howard) to civilize him, Huck Finn (Ron Howard) remains largely incorrigible. When his alcoholic father (Dee Carroll) comes back to town and begins making trouble for him, Huck decides it's time to take off, and in running away bumps into a slave named Jim who's doing the same. Together they escape down the Mississippi River on a raft, and Huck warms to Jim enough to think he'd rather go to hell than ever turn in his friend.
Plot Keywords: runaway, aunt, father, widow, slave, positive, gutsy ...
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