# What was this movie called?

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**Created:** [December 6, 2017, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-movie-called/803677 "2017-12-06T04:56:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-movie-called/803677/1 "2017-12-06T04:56:58Z")

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There was a movie that came out several years ago, I really wanted to see it, but never got to. I have no idea exactly how long ago it was.

It was about a Mother, very poor, who got into making money by running drugs across the US-Canada border. I think she may have been Native American, but perhaps not. And I think there was something about doing it in the Winter time when the river on/near her property would freeze, allowing her to avoid customs and border officers entirely.

I’ve watched for it to show up again on HBO or Amazon or Netflix, but nothing ever quite rang the bell.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-movie-called/803677/2 "2017-12-06T05:00:18Z")

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Is it _[Frozen River](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0978759/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt)_?

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**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-movie-called/803677/3 "2017-12-06T05:03:17Z")

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> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> Is it _[Frozen River](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0978759/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt)_?

That was my thought too. Grim movie. Melissa Leo was great, as always.

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**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-movie-called/803677/4 "2017-12-06T06:01:12Z")

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> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> Is it _[Frozen River](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0978759/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt)_?

ROFL! That’s the one all right!

No wonder the frozen river was the only salient clue I could recall. :smack: :o

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-movie-called/803677/5 "2017-12-06T14:56:38Z")

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Ironically, I recognized it even without the name. It was filmed near the area I grew up.

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**Author:** ![Tinker\_Grey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tinker_grey/32/8136_2.png) [@Tinker\_Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tinker_Grey)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-movie-called/803677/6 "2017-12-06T23:33:41Z")

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My first thought was “whatever it was called, I’m sure it’s still called that.”