A River Runs Through It (1992)

Brad Pitt lofted to superstardom on the strength of his performance as Paul Maclean in Robert Redford’s heartfelt, Oscar-winning drama A River Runs Through It (1992). Based on a memoir by Maclean, the ruggedly atmospheric film explores the coming of age of brothers Paul (Pitt) and Norman (Craig Sheffer)––the wildly different sons of a Presbyterian minister (Tom Skerritt). One’s a wild child, the other a square, but the brothers manage to find common ground in a shared love of fly-fishing. Redford’s adept at capturing the beauty and majesty of the rural Montana setting, and it doesn’t hurt that he spices up the film with lasting images of Stephen Shellen’s butt. The movie should’ve been titled A Crack Runs Through It!