Continental Divide is a 1981 American romantic comedy-drama film starring John Belushi and Blair Brown.

A city boy, Souchak reluctantly travels to the Rockies to interview the reclusive Dr. Nell Porter (Brown), who has been conducting research on the American bald eagles for several years.

After finding out he is a reporter, she is reluctant to let him stay, but realizes he is not able to survive in the mountains without his guide, who is not scheduled to return for two weeks.

During his adventures, he sprains his back in an accident, is mauled by a cougar, and meets an All-American football player who has left civilization to become a mountain man.

[7] On Metacritic, the film holds a weighted average score of 64 out of 100 based on seven critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".