The River Explained

The River may refer to:

Films

• The River (1929 film), an American film by Frank Borzage
• The River (1933 film), a Czech film by Josef Rovenský
• The River (1938 film), an American film by Pare Lorentz
• The River (1951 film), a French film by Jean Renoir
• Nehir or The River, a 1977 Turkish film by Şerif Gören
• The River (1984 film), an American film by Mark Rydell
• The River (1997 film), a Taiwanese film by Tsai Ming-liang
• The River (2001 film), a Finnish film by Jarmo Lampela
• Reka (2002 film), a Russian film by Aleksey Balabanov
• The River (2018 film), a Kazakhstani film by Emir Baigazin

Literature

• The River (play), a 1925 play by Patrick Hastings
• "The River" (short story), a 1955 short story by Flannery O'Connor
• The River (novel), a 1991 novel by Gary Paulsen
• The River, a novel by Eden Phillpotts
• The River, a book about a debunked theoretical origin of HIV/AIDS by Edward Hooper
• The River, a fictional river in the Riverworld series by Philip Jose Farmer

Music

Compositions

• The River (film score and orchestral suite by Virgil Thomson) (1937)
• The River (orchestral suite from the ballet music by Duke Ellington) (1970)

Albums

• The River (Ali Farka Touré album) (1991)
• The River (Bruce Springsteen album) (1980)
• The River (Jordan Feliz album), and the title song (see below) (2016)
• The River (Ketil Bjørnstad album) (1997)
• The River, an album by Mick Stevens
• The River, an album by Neal Morse

Songs

• "The River" (Elgar), a composition of Edward Elgar
• "The River" (Breed 77 song) (2004)
• "The River" (Garth Brooks song) (1992)
• "The River" (Good Charlotte song) (2007)
• "The River" (Jordan Feliz song) (2016)
• "The River" (Liam Gallagher song), 2019
• "The River" (Delta Goodrem song) (2016)
• "The River" (Noel Gourdin song) (2007)
• "The River" (Live song) (2006)
• "The River" (Bruce Springsteen song) (1980)
• "The River" (The Tea Party song) (1993)
• "The River", a song by 10 Years from From Birth to Burial
• "The River", a song by Anathallo from Canopy Glow
• "The River", a song by Meredith Andrews from The Invitation
• "The River", a song by Aurora from A Different Kind of Human (Step 2)
• "The River", a song by the Beautiful South from Painting It Red
• "The River", a song by Joe Bonamassa from Had to Cry Today
• "The River", a song by Tim Buckley from Blue Afternoon
• "The River", a song by David Byrne and Brian Eno from Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
• "The River", a song by Tom Chaplin from The Wave
• "The River", a song by the Cult from Sonic Temple
• "The River (Le Colline Sono In Fiore)", a song by Ken Dodd
• "The River Song", a song by Donovan from The Hurdy Gurdy Man
• "The River", a song by Dan Fogelberg from Home Free
• "The River", a song by Missy Higgins from The Sound of White
• "The River", a song by Imagine Dragons from It's Time
• "The River", a song by Insomnium from Shadows of the Dying Sun
• "The River", a song by Lyfe Jennings from The Phoenix
• "The River", a song by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard from Quarters!
• "The River" or "River", a song by King Trigger
• "The River", a song by Ladyhawke from Wild Things
• "The River", a song by John Martyn from The Apprentice
• "The River", a song by Parkway Drive from Atlas
• "The River", a song by Santana from Festival
• "The River", a song by Sentenced from Crimson
• "The River", a song by Spirit from California Blues
• "The River (Tongo)", a song by Mike Stern from Voices
• "The River", a song by Strawbs from Bursting at the Seams
• "The River", a song by Sun Kil Moon from April
• "The River", a song by Sylosis from Monolith
• "The River", a song by Wage War from Blueprints
• "The River", a song by Wild Orchid from the self-titled album
• "The River", a song by Hank Williams, Jr. from Ballads of the Hills and Plains
• "The River", a song by Keller Williams from Freek
• "The River", a song by Chely Wright from The Metropolitan Hotel

Radio stations

• The River, KIWR 89.7 FM, Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
• The River, WXRV 92.5 FM, Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States
• The River, WRSI 93.9 FM, Turners Falls, Massachusetts, United States
• The River, WOLZ 95.3 FM, Fort Myers, Florida, United States
• The River, WZRV 95.3 FM, Front Royal, Virginia, United States
• The River, WERV-FM 95.9 FM, Chicago, Illinois, United States
• The River, KRVE 96.1 FM, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
• The River, WSRV 97.1 FM, Gainesville, Georgia, United States
• The River, WRVV 97.3 FM, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
• The River, KVRV 97.7 FM, Santa Rosa, California, United States
• The River, CFAN-FM 99.3 FM, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada
• The River, WRVE 99.5 FM, Schenectady, New York, United States
• The River, WVRV 101.5 FM, Montgomery, Alabama, United States
• The River, WURV 103.7 FM, Richmond, Virginia, United States
• The River, WCVO 104.9 FM, Gahanna, Ohio, United States
• Triple M The Border, 105.7 FM, Albury, New South Wales, Australia, formerly branded The River
• The River, WHCN 105.9 FM, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
• The River, KRVK 107.9 FM, Vista West, Wyoming, United States

Television

• The River (South African TV series), a telenovela
• The River (UK TV series), a 1988 television series starring David Essex
• The River (U.S. TV series), a 2012 paranormal/adventure/horror series
• "The River" (Cold Case), an episode of Cold Case
• The River (Norwegian TV series), a 2017 crime television series

Other uses

• The River (artwork), a 1994 fountain in Victoria Square, Birmingham, England
• The River (Greece), a political party in Greece
• The River (skyscraper), a building in Bangkok, Thailand
• The River (dance), choreographed (1970) by Alvin Ailey to a score of the same title by Duke Ellington

See also

• The River is Rising (disambiguation)
• River (disambiguation)
• River Song (disambiguation)
• La Rivière (Maillol)
• , a 2015 compilation album by Bruce Springsteen
• Te Awa (disambiguation)