A River Runs Through It

A River Runs Through It is a 1992 American film directed by Robert Redford and starring Brad Pitt, Craig Sheffer, Tom Skerritt, Brenda Blethyn, and Emily Lloyd. It is a period drama based on the semi-autobiographical novella A River Runs Through It (1976) written by Norman Maclean (1902-1990).

Set in and around the city of Missoula in western Montana, the story follows two sons of a Presbyterian minister—one studious and the other rebellious—as they grow up and come of age in a time that roughly spans the Prohibition era (1918-1933) in the United States: from World War I (1917-1918) to the early days of the Great Depression (1929-1941).

Opening to limited release on 9 October 1992 and wide release on 30 October 1992, A River Runs Through It grossed $43,440,294 in US domestic returns. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards (known commonly as "Oscars"), for Best Cinematography, Original Music Score, and for Best Adapted Screenplay and also nominated for a Golden Globe Award the Best Director of a Motion Picture. It received one of the awards for which it was nominated: the Academy Award for Best Cinematography was awarded to the film's cinematographer Philippe Rousselot.