
Millions(2005)
Two boys, still grieving the death of their mother, find themselves the unwitting benefactors of a bag of bank robbery loot in the week before the United Kingdom switches its official currency to the Euro. What's a kid to do?


“After thirteen years in prison, Billy McCain thought he'd met up with everything, until he met up with his own daughter Jonsy.”
On the lazy banks of the Mississippi, a young girl is reunited with her time-served but innocent father. But the reunion is tainted with the whereabouts of the stolen loot, and those who come looking for it...

Tommy Lee Jones
Billy

Martha Plimpton
Jonsy

Brian Dennehy
Doc Cole
Shawn Smith
Wexel
Nancy Lea Owen
Vadie
Norman Bennett
Sheriff Cal

Tony Frank
Poley

Angie Bolling
Joyce
Roger Copeland
Young Billy
Tommy Burlison
Whitey
The River Rat is a adventure, crime, family, drama film released in 1984 exploring themes of fire, mississippi river, boat, stolen money, crime scene. Directed by Thomas Rickman, it stars Tommy Lee Jones, Martha Plimpton, Brian Dennehy. On the lazy banks of the Mississippi, a young girl is reunited with her time-served but innocent father. But the reunion is tainted with the whereabouts of the stolen loot, and those who come looking for it...
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