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- Black Beauty. Sean Bean, David Thewlis, Jim Carter. 452 votes. Black Beauty is a classic movie about the powerful bond between horses and humans, based on an 1877 novel by Anna Sewell.
- Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. Matt Damon, James Cromwell, Daniel Studi. 510 votes. Set in the 19th century American West, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron follows Spirit, an intelligent and courageous wild horse who must make his way back to his home after being captured by humans.
- Secretariat. Diane Lane, John Malkovich, Dylan Walsh. 653 votes. Secretariat tells the true story of an incredible racehorse who overcame adversity and obstacles to become one of the greatest racers in history.
- Seabiscuit. Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper. 577 votes. Seabiscuit is a 2003 American sports film based on the true story of an undersized and overlooked thoroughbred racehorse against the backdrop of the Great Depression.
- The Black Stallion (1979) Based on the classic children's novel by Walter Farley, the 1979 film adaptation of "The Black Stallion" stands head and shoulders above most other movies starring a horse.
- Seabiscuit. Voted the best horse-racing movie by the horse experts at Deep Hollow Ranch, 2003's "Seabiscuit" put "Spider-Man" star Tobey Maguire into the role of an underdog jockey in an enthralling story set during the Great Depression.
- National Velvet. "National Velvet" is one of the oldest and most celebrated movies about a bond between a woman and her horse. Released in 1944 and based on a book by Enid Bagnold, "National Velvet" was nominated for five Academy Awards and won two.
- War Horse. Directed by Steven Spielberg, "War Horse" debuted in 2013 to applause from both critics and audiences. The film begins in 1912 with the birth and auction of English sporting horse named Joey to a farmer who uses him to help plow fields instead of participating in athletic competitions.
- Black Beauty
- My Little Pony: The Movie
- Dark Horse
- Phar Lap
- The Man from Snowy River
- All Pretty Horses
- Sorry to Bother You
- Lean on Pete
- War Horse
- Seabiscuit
The 1994 film, Black Beauty, is based on the 1877 novel by Anna Sewell. Sewell's novel has been adapted on film many times, with Disney's adaptationin 2020 being the most recent. In the movie, viewers follow a beautiful black horse named Black Beauty. The movie is seen through his eyes and is narrated by Alan Cumming. Black Beauty's life is followe...
My Little Pony: The Movie has two adaptations to its name, a movie from 1986 and 2017. And although it's an animated, fictional tale, fans really loved reconnecting with their youth through this film. The movie is based on Hasbro's My Little Pony and follows the main ponies as they try to save their town from a dark energy that has overtaken Ponyvi...
Dark Horseis a special story that proves how beneficial animals can be for a person's psyche. In the movie, Allison Mills is a teenager who was going through a hard time after the death of her mother. After getting into trouble, she's sent to a local stable to do community service. There, she befriends a horse named Jet who transforms her life fore...
Released in 1983, Phar Lap is a New Zealand-made horse movie based on the real-life legendary New Zealand-bred racing horse. The film starts with the mysterious death of Phar Lap and then goes back in time to tell the inspirational story of the horse's rise to the top. Based on the novel by Michael Wilkinson, the film shows how the horse went from ...
The Man From Snowy Riverstarred the legendary Kirk Douglas. At the time of its release, the film was nowhere near as successful as it could have been because the western was a dying genre by 1982. However, looking back on it, the film is solid entertainment with some of the most breathtaking aerial shots of herds of horses ever put to film. RELATED...
Cormack McCarthy is one of America's top novelists, and the movies based on his novels are uniformly good, with No Country for Old Men and The Road both modern-day classics. However, the book that McCarthy gained his first critical success with was All the Pretty Horses. The film based on this book hit theaters in 2000 with Matt Damon and Penelope ...
In 2018, Boots Riley released his directorial debut with Sorry to Bother You,and no one could have expected what they saw on the big screen that year. Lakeith Stanfield plays Cassius Green, a young man who finds out he can succeed in his telemarketing career if he uses a "white voice." It was one of Stanfield's most powerful roles. RELATED:Lakeith ...
One of the lesser-known movies on this list, Lean on Pete,came out in 2017. Directed by Andrew Haigh, the film stars Charlie Plummer as Charley, a 15-year-old boy who finds himself orphaned when his dad dies. He learns that the racehorse, Pete, that he cared for is about to be sent to slaughter and steals it, going on the run across the American fr...
Based on the 1982 novel by Michael Morpurgo, Steven Spielberg directed War Horse in 2011 about a thoroughbred horse named Joey. The story starts with Joey's birth and then his training by a boy named Albert. However, when Albert's dad sells Joey to the army when they need money to pay rent after a downpour destroys their crops, Albert watches as hi...
Seabiscuitis a horse movie from 2003 based on the champion thoroughbred who was the top money-winning racehorse until the '40s. However, there was a lot more to Seabiscuit than just being a racehorse. The horse was also smaller than the norm and became a symbol of hope to Americans during the era of the Great Depression. The 2003 movie was not the ...
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- Secretariat (2010) Disney’s epic drama Secretariat is a tale of tenacity and spirit. It’s based on the true story of the 1973 Triple Crown-winning racehorse Secretariat (aka Big Red) and his owner Penny Chenery.
- Dreamer (2005) Dreamer is a heartwarming family movie about the miraculous return of a broken racehorse to racing success. A Dreamworks production and Critic’s Choice Award nominee, this true story is set in Lexington, Kentucky.
- National Velvet (1944) Based on a fictional novel, National Velvet is a tale about a young girl who trained and rode her horse in the Grand National Steeplechase event.
- Seabiscuit (2003) A symbol of American spirit during the Great Depression, Seabiscuit was an underdog racehorse that overcame tremendous odds to succeed.
- Black Beauty (1994) This is the classic story adapted from the 1877 novel with the same title, and believe it or not, the story is so timeless that it was actually captured in film six different times in total.
- Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) This animated classic almost topped our list as it perfectly encapsulates the American West in its short runtime.
- Windstorm (2013) This German adventure movie centers around a rather unique bond between a rebellious girl and her stunning black stallion. Mika ends up with no home after her grandmother banishes her from her farm, but as soon as she goes out into the wild, she finds a beautiful black stallion that had been locked up in a dark stall for many years prior to her finding it.
- The Silver Brumby (1993) The Silver Brumby is based on a book series that shares the same name, and while many have argued that it is pretty much just a word for word copy of Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, it is still a great watch if you want to get through a serious drama that also features some really intense and funny scenes.
Nothing erks equestrians more than seeing actors on the television pretending to be knowledgeable horseback riders yet not riding correctly at all. I’ve compiled a list of the horse movies I’ve found that seems to be the most accurate when it comes to dealing with these wonderful animals.
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