Presenting our choices for the TOP 100 HORSE MOVIES. Enjoy!
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Boots Malone (1952)
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Boots Malone is jockey's agent and a bit of a wheeler-dealer who went from living at the Ritz to living in a room at the stables when his star jockey was killed in an accident. Director: William Dieterle, Writers: Milton Holmes, Harold Buchman, Stars: William Holden, Stanley Clements, Basil Ruysdael. On VHS Tape.
My Friend Flicka (1943)
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Ken McLaughlin struggles to please his family in any way. He comes back from boarding school boasting poor grades and facing going through the fifth grade again, much to his fathers dismay. Director: Harold D. Schuster (as Harold Schuster), Writers: Francis Edward Faragoh (adaptation), Lillie Hayward (screenplay), Stars: Roddy McDowall, Preston Foster, Rita Johnson
Champions (1984)
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The true story of Bob Champion, a British steeple chase jockey who, in the late 1970s, was diagnosed with cancer. Rather than succumb to the disease, however, Bob stages a miraculous recovery and goes on to win the 1981 Grand National steeple chase on the horse Aldaniti. Director: John Irvin, Writers: Bob Champion (book), Jonathan Powell (book), Stars: John Hurt, Gregory Jones, Mick Dillon
King of the Wind (2009)
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In 1727, an Arab colt is born with the signs of the wheat ear and the white spot on his heel: evil and good. And thus begins the life of Sham. He is a gift to the King of France, through a series of adventures with his faithful stable boy, Agba, he becomes the Godolphin Arabian, the founder of one of the greatest thoroughbred racing lines of all time. Director: Peter Duffell, Writers: Marguerite Henry (novel), Phil Frey, Stars: Richard Harris, Glenda Jackson, Frank Finlay
Ruffian (2007)
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Academy Award nominee Sam Shepard stars in the extraordinary true story of the greatest filly racehorse of all time, RUFFIAN. Undefeated in her first ten races, Ruffian is fast on her way to becoming one of the most successful thoroughbreds in horse racing history. Yet as the two-year-old's reputation continues to grow, so does the pressure to enter her in a one-on-one match against the 1975 Kentucky Derby-winning colt, Foolish Pleasure. Director: Yves Simoneau, Writers: Jim Burnstein, Garrett K. Schiff, Stars: Sam Shepard, Mark Adam, Lisa Arnold
Miracle of the White Stallions (1963)
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During World War II, the Lipizzan Stallions of the famous Spanish Riding School were in danger of being destroyed. They are rescued by General George Patton and the U.S. Army. Director: Arthur Hiller, Writers: AJ Carothers, Alois Podhajsky (book), Stars: Robert Taylor, Lilli Palmer, Curd Jürgens
International Velvet (1978)
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This is a sequel of sorts to "National Velvet.” A family tragedy brings Velvet’s niece, Sarah, to England. Sarah joins forces with a descendant of the great Pie and eventually makes the British three-day event team where she finds Olympic glory and true love. Director: Bryan Forbes, Writers: Enid Bagnold (novel), Bryan Forbes, Stars: Tatum O'Neal, Christopher Plummer, Anthony Hopkins
All the Pretty Horses (2000)
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Two Texas cowboys head to Mexico in search of work, but soon find themselves in trouble with the law after one of them falls in love with a wealthy rancher's daughter. This moving, rugged adventure combines drama, excitement and romance in an epic story of a young man's journey through love, longing, betrayal, loss and survival. Director: Billy Bob Thornton, Writers: Cormac McCarthy (novel), Ted Tally (screenplay), Stars: Matt Damon, Penélope Cruz, Henry Thomas
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
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Join Spirit, a wild young mustang, on an action-packed quest against impossible odds. In his courageous and thrilling journey across the American frontier, Spirit forms a remarkable friendship with a Lakota brave, outwits a relentless group of soldiers, and falls for a beautiful mare named Rain. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron is a spectacular tale about discovering the true hero inside of you. Directors:Kelly Asbury, Lorna Cook, Writer: John Fusco (screenplay), Stars: Matt Damon, James Cromwell, Daniel Studi
The Silver Stallion: King of the Wild Brumbies (1993)
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A mother tells her daughter a fable about the prince of the brumbies, brumby being a term for the feral horses of Australia, who must find its place among its kind, while one man makes it his mission to capture it and tame it. Director: John Tatoulis, Writers: Elyne Mitchell, Jon Stephens, Stars: Caroline Goodall, Russell Crowe, Amiel Daemion
The Electric Horseman (1979)
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Sonny Steele used to be a rodeo star, but his next appearance is to be on a Las Vegas stage, wearing a suit covered in lights, advertising a breakfast cereal. When he finds out they are going drug the horse in case its too frisky, he rides off into the desert... Director: Sydney Pollack, Writers: Robert Garland (screenplay), Paul Gaer (screen story), Stars: Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Valerie Perrine
Into the West (1992)
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Grandpa Ward gives a horse he found to his grandchildren, who keep it in their tower-block flat in Dublin. The horse is stolen from them, and the two young boys set out to find it and flee on it. Director: Mike Newell, Writers: Jim Sheridan, David Keating (additional writing), Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Ellen Barkin, Ciarán Fitzgerald