Movies about Horses I've reviewed on IMDb
Here's a list of movies about horses I've watched and reviewed on the IMDb. It's presented in IMDb ranking order.
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- DirectorClarence BrownStarsMickey RooneyElizabeth TaylorDonald CrispA jaded former jockey helps a young girl prepare a wild but gifted horse for England's Grand National Sweepstakes."I see things big as life and think they're real."
- DirectorGary RossStarsTobey MaguireJeff BridgesElizabeth BanksTrue story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation."It ain't just the speed. It's the heart."
- DirectorCarroll BallardStarsKelly RenoMickey RooneyTeri GarrAfter being shipwrecked with a magnificent horse off the coast of Africa in the 1940s, a boy bonds with the stallion, and trains him to race after their rescue."Son, if you can ride that horse, you can have that horse."
- DirectorAlbert LamorisseStarsAlain EmeryLaurent RocheClan-ClanIn the Camargue, France, a young boy bonds with a white haired horse that escaped from ranchers.A horse of a different color
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsJeremy IrvineEmily WatsonDavid ThewlisA young farm boy enlists to serve in World War I after his beloved horse is sold to the cavalry. His hopeful journey takes him out of England and onto the front lines as the war rages on."Horses like this don't just appear from a fairy tale."
- DirectorRandall WallaceStarsDiane LaneJohn MalkovichMargo MartindalePenny Chenery Tweedy and colleagues guide her long-shot but precocious stallion to set, in 1973, the unbeaten record for winning the Triple Crown."And I think tomorrow he'll be wearing wings."
- DirectorJohn EnglishStarsGene AutryChampionGloria HenryYoung Joe is paralyzed as he is bucked by a wild horse, a strawberry roan. Angered, his father, Walt, tries to shoot the horse but is stopped by his foreman, Gene Autry. The roan escapes and Autry, told to leave the ranch by Walt, finds and trains the horse, now named Champ, in hopes that by returning it to Joe it will provide him with the will to overcome his disability."It's better to pull leather than meet your shadow on the ground!"
- DirectorLaure de Clermont-TonnerreStarsMatthias SchoenaertsJason MitchellBruce DernWhile participating in a rehabilitation program training wild mustangs, a convict at first struggles to connect with the horses and his fellow inmates, but he learns to confront his violent past as he soothes an especially feisty horse."You think riding horses can change anything?"
- DirectorNathan JuranStarsAudie MurphyLori NelsonChill WillsWhen a wagon train is wiped-out by the Yaqui Indians, the surviving guide Jim Harvey is accused of desertion and cowardice but Jim escapes the town jail in search of the truth."I'd sure hate to be in his saddle."
- DirectorWilliam WitneyStarsRoy RogersTriggerDale EvansDiamonds are being smuggled across the border from Mexico in a specially made shoe of a palomino mare. One of the smugglers is killed when the mare runs off. The sheriff blames Trigger for the death. To keep his horse from being destroyed, Roy confesses and goes to jail. The smugglers buy Trigger and put him to work smuggling diamonds. The mare, who had earlier had a tryst with Trigger, foals Trigger, Jr. who Roy, finally out of jail, uses to help capture the smugglers."You know, I don't think this guy's gonna scare so easy."
- DirectorJoe JohnstonStarsViggo MortensenOmar SharifZuleikha RobinsonIn 1890, a down-and-out cowboy and his horse travel to Arabia to compete in a deadly cross desert horse race."Nobody hurts my horse!"
- DirectorRobert RedfordStarsRobert RedfordKristin Scott ThomasSam NeillThe mother of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer to help the girl's equally injured horse."Well the truth is, I help horses with people problems."
- DirectorCaroline ThompsonStarsSean BeanDavid ThewlisDocs Keepin TimeThe fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates the circle of his life."We don't get to pick the people in our lives, for us it's all chance."
- DirectorFrank McDonaldYakima CanuttStarsRoy RogersTriggerGeorge 'Gabby' HayesRoy is unjustly accused of killing the stallion that mated with his mare who gives birth to - Trigger!"You're kinda quick on the Trigger, son."
- DirectorSidney J. FurieStarsMarlon BrandoAnjanette ComerJohn SaxonMan tries to recover a horse stolen from him by a Mexican bandit."OK kid, where do I go and how do I get there?"
- DirectorDavid ButlerStarsShirley TempleBarry FitzgeraldLon McCallisterHorse trainer Shawn O'Hara and his lovely niece Margaret come to America to escape the memory of an accident involving Margaret's brother Danny. Working with thoroughbreds in Kentucky, Shawn takes a liking to a yearling named Seabiscuit, and fights to convince the horse's owner that the tiny horse with big knees will become a top-notch racehorse. Meanwhile, Margaret begins a tentative relationship with jockey Ted Knowles, but is haunted by her brother's death in a steeplechase spill."Sure, he's small in the body, but big in the heart."
- DirectorRobert Emmett TanseyStarsBob SteeleSterling HollowayJohn MiljanFanning has his men rustle horses and then blame it on a wild horse named Wildfire. Happy and Alkali arrive and immediately get into trouble with Fanning and his men. When Alkali is shot, Happy catches the outlaws but the Judge not only releases them, he discharges the Sheriff and tries to arrest Happy for rustling. Happy escapes and he and the Sheriff then set out to prove who the real rustlers are."Come on, you're gonna see some action!"
- DirectorLesley SelanderStarsRobert PaigeNoreen NashTed DonaldsonA mare dies while foaling the Red Stallion. He is reared by a boy and is entered in a big race - something like the Kentucky Derby."Sometimes we have to make our own miracles."
- DirectorDorrell McGowanStuart E. McGowanStarsDon MegowanMolly McGowanClaire KellyA little girl living on an isolated ranch claims to have formed a bond of friendship with a pure white, "wild" stallion. The horse is well known in the area, almost legendary, and supposedly vicious. Is she just making it up, or is she telling the truth? If it's real, isn't it dangerous for her with a "killer" horse? Or is the horse as vicious as he's been portrayed?"That Snowfire is one very smart horse."
- DirectorBernard B. RayStarsTom TylerBen CorbettTerry WalkerTom Riley and sidekick Windy arrive at the Baker ranch where horses are being rustled. It appears the culprit is a wild horse, but Tom catches and rides the horse which leads to trouble with the real rustlers."...that horse ain't nothing' but a horse thief!"
- DirectorTom GriesPeter StephensStarsJack BuetelMadalyn TraheyStephen KeyesIn the hills and forest surrounding a horse-breeding ranch an unbroken wild mustang (played by a male horse named Autumn Moon, who is not a human actress) who has been a constant challenge to the ranch owner (Milt Swift) and his hired hand Lou (Steve Keyes) who have attempted, and failed, to kill the horse several times as a bad influence on the tame horses of the ranch. One of the cowhands, Gabe (Jack Beutel)and the owner's sister, Nancy (Madalyn Trahey), believe that the mustang can be captured and tamed and be made a valuable asset to the ranch. Despite opposition by Lou, they set out to do so."That's a real hunk o' stuff!"