FAVORITE HORSE MOVIES
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1. The Man from Snowy River (1982)
PG | 102 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
In 1880s Australia, after young Jim Craig's father dies, he takes a job at the Harrison cattle ranch, where he is forced to become a man.
Director: George Miller | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Tom Burlinson, Terence Donovan, Tommy Dysart
Votes: 10,033 | Gross: $20.66M
2. Return to Snowy River (1988)
PG | 99 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Young Jim Craig returns to his home in the Australian high country. He finds that things are not as he left them - his girlfriend, Jessica, is being pursued by another man, and her father, Harrison, doesn't want him back into her life.
Director: Geoff Burrowes | Stars: Tom Burlinson, Sigrid Thornton, Brian Dennehy, Nicholas Eadie
Votes: 2,802 | Gross: $13.69M
3. The Black Stallion (1979)
G | 118 min | Adventure, Family, Sport
After 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.
Director: Carroll Ballard | Stars: Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr, Clarence Muse
Votes: 14,044
4. The Black Stallion Returns (1983)
PG | 103 min | Adventure, Family
A teenager loses his horse in Morocco and gets him back after various daredevil adventures.
Director: Robert Dalva | Stars: Kelly Reno, Vincent Spano, Allen Garfield, Woody Strode
Votes: 2,396 | Gross: $9.80M
5. Black Beauty (1971)
G | 106 min | Drama, Family, Western
When farmer Evan's mare has a fine son, he promises the black stallion to his son Joe. The youngster enjoy growing up as playmates. Alas, once the good squire is buried, his mean heir, who ... See full summary »
Director: James Hill | Stars: Mark Lester, Walter Slezak, Peter Lee Lawrence, Uschi Glas
Votes: 1,155
6. Black Beauty (1994)
G | 88 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates the circle of his life.
Director: Caroline Thompson | Stars: Sean Bean, David Thewlis, Docs Keepin Time, Alan Cumming
Votes: 10,677 | Gross: $4.63M
7. The Horse Whisperer (1998)
PG-13 | 169 min | Drama, Romance, Western
The mother of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer to help the girl's equally injured horse.
Director: Robert Redford | Stars: Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Neill, Dianne Wiest
Votes: 43,548 | Gross: $75.38M
8. Horse Sense (1999 TV Movie)
TV-G | 92 min | Drama, Family
After treating his rancher cousin shoddily in L.A., Michael Woods is sentenced by his parents to spend a month on the ranch with his cousin and aunt.
Director: Greg Beeman | Stars: Joey Lawrence, Andrew Lawrence, Susan Walters, M.C. Gainey
Votes: 2,094
9. Everything That Rises (1998 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
His son's critical injury forces a Montana man (Dennis Quaid) to reconsider priorities as he struggles to retain family land.
Director: Dennis Quaid | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Mare Winningham, Harve Presnell, Meat Loaf
Votes: 370
10. My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991)
PG | 106 min | Drama, Western
A rodeo rider decides to quit his line of work after a serious injury, but when he visits his family and finds out that his dad is not well, he'll have to risk it one more time.
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: Scott Glenn, Kate Capshaw, Ben Johnson, Tess Harper
Votes: 718 | Gross: $3.60M
11. Seabiscuit (2003)
PG-13 | 140 min | Drama, History, Sport
True 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.
Director: Gary Ross | Stars: Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Elizabeth Banks, Chris Cooper
Votes: 76,802 | Gross: $120.28M
12. Secretariat (2010)
PG | 123 min | Biography, Drama, Family
Penny Chenery Tweedy and colleagues guide her long-shot but precocious stallion to set, in 1973, the unbeaten record for winning the Triple Crown.
Director: Randall Wallace | Stars: Diane Lane, John Malkovich, Margo Martindale, Nelsan Ellis
Votes: 30,582 | Gross: $59.71M
13. Cowgirls 'n Angels (2012)
PG | 92 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A group of rodeo trick-riders recruits a young girl to join them.
Director: Timothy Armstrong | Stars: Bailee Madison, Dusta Kimzey, Richard Levi, Drew Waters
Votes: 1,792 | Gross: $0.12M
14. Dakota's Summer (2014)
PG | 91 min | Drama, Family
Keith Carradine stars alongside a young, popular cast in this inspiring second chapter of the beloved Cowgirls 'N Angels story filled with heart, horses & high-reaching adventure.
Director: Timothy Armstrong | Stars: Haley Ramm, Bryan Dechart, Glynn Turman, Emily Bett Rickards
Votes: 965
15. Dreamer (2005)
PG | 106 min | Drama, Family, Sport
Cale Crane catalyzes the rescue and rehabilitation of Sonador, a race horse with a broken leg.
Director: John Gatins | Stars: Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, Oded Fehr, Kris Kristofferson
Votes: 14,090 | Gross: $32.70M
16. Dances with Wolves (1990)
PG-13 | 181 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Lieutenant John Dunbar, assigned to a remote western Civil War outpost, finds himself engaging with a neighbouring Sioux settlement, causing him to question his own purpose.
Director: Kevin Costner | Stars: Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney A. Grant
Votes: 290,798 | Gross: $184.21M
17. National Velvet (1944)
Passed | 123 min | Drama, Family, Sport
A jaded former jockey helps a young girl prepare a wild but gifted horse for England's Grand National Sweepstakes.
Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Taylor, Donald Crisp, Anne Revere
Votes: 8,007
18. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
G | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
A captured mustang remains determined to return to his herd no matter what.
Directors: Kelly Asbury, Lorna Cook | Stars: Matt Damon, James Cromwell, Daniel Studi, Chopper Bernet
Votes: 85,420 | Gross: $73.28M
19. Moondance Alexander (2007)
G | 94 min | Drama, Family
Moondance (Kay Panabaker) is faced with her father's passing and her overprotective mother (Lori Loughlin). When she finds a lost horse and discovers his abilities, she convinces his owner (Don Johnson) to train them to compete.
Director: Michael Damian | Stars: Kay Panabaker, Don Johnson, Lori Loughlin, James Best
Votes: 1,455 | Gross: $0.04M
20. War Horse (2011)
PG-13 | 146 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A 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.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Benedict Cumberbatch
Votes: 165,670 | Gross: $79.88M
21. Flicka (2006)
PG | 95 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Young Katy claims a wild horse as her own -- an effort to prove to her father that she is capable of taking over the family horse ranch one day.
Director: Michael Mayer | Stars: Alison Lohman, Tim McGraw, Maria Bello, Ryan Kwanten
Votes: 8,512 | Gross: $21.00M
22. Flicka 2 (2010 Video)
PG | 96 min | Family
A big-city teenage girl is forced to live on a ranch in Wyoming and bonds with a wild horse.
Director: Michael Damian | Stars: Patrick Warburton, Tammin Sursok, Clint Black, Reilly Dolman
Votes: 1,827
23. Flicka: Country Pride (2012 Video)
G | 90 min | Family
Flicka and Toby help out a struggling stable owner and her teenage daughter.
Director: Michael Damian | Stars: Clint Black, Lisa Hartman, Kacey Rohl, Lily Pearl Black
Votes: 1,386
24. My Friend Flicka (1943)
Passed | 89 min | Action, Drama, Family
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.... See full summary »
Director: Harold D. Schuster | Stars: Roddy McDowall, Preston Foster, Rita Johnson, James Bell
Votes: 1,052
25. Christmas Ranch (2016)
TV-PG | 82 min | Drama, Family
A rebellious girl is sent to stay on her grandmother's horse ranch for Christmas. She falls into friendship with her grandmother's pony and becomes determined to help save the ranch from foreclosure.
Director: Douglas B. Maddox | Stars: Francine Locke, Ken Arnold, Taylor Lyons, Stefannie Smith
Votes: 284
26. A Horse Called Bear (2015)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Family
After his mother unexpectedly dies, 17-year-old Ethan discovers he is the owner of his mother's horse - a horse he never even knew existed. He travels cross country to live with his ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Knudsen | Stars: Nicholas Ryan Gibbs, Wayne E. Brown, Austin Farnsworth, Katelyn Grace Farnsworth
Votes: 202
27. A Talking Pony!?! (2013)
PG | 88 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Since her father died, 16-year old Juliet and her stepmother and two stepbrothers struggle financially to keep their ranch. But Juliet has a secret that could keep the ranch open: her horse, Horatio, can talk.
Director: David DeCoteau | Stars: Jason Faunt, Kristine DeBell, Jennifer Cipolla, Max Gray Wilbur
Votes: 282
28. My Best Friend (2016 TV Movie)
G | 95 min | Family
When a free-spirited city girl moves to the country, she finds she's able to communicate telepathically with a horse that gives her the advice she needs to succeed as a tween.
Director: Paul Della Pelle | Stars: Catherine Bach, Patrick Muldoon, Alexis Rosinsky, Madeline Vail
Votes: 156
29. A Horse Tale (2015)
G | 85 min | Family
Uptight city accountant Michael Thompson is hired to help a family save their stable before the bank shuts them down. Michael reluctantly agrees, but as he searches for ways to save a family's legacy, he finds something he never expected.
Director: Brad Keller | Stars: Charisma Carpenter, Patrick Muldoon, Dominique Swain, William Tilk
Votes: 320
30. Forest Fairies (2015)
TV-G | 90 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Amanda stumbles upon a hidden village of fairies in the forest. They help her thwart a scheming land developer's plan to trick her mother into selling the family inn.
Director: Justin G. Dyck | Stars: Emily Agard, Lora Burke, Brian Scott Carleton, Winny Clarke
Votes: 122
31. Ready to Run (2000 TV Movie)
TV-G | 96 min | Family, Sport
A 14-year-old girl who works at a racetrack trains a talking racehorse with issues, transforming him into a winner.
Director: Duwayne Dunham | Stars: Krystle Po, Jason Dohring, Lillian Hurst, Jon Brazier
Votes: 410
32. Second Chances (1998)
G | 107 min | Drama
A little girl's physical and emotional reawakening after an accident claims her father and her spirit.
Director: James Fargo | Stars: Tom Amandes, Isabel Glasser, Kelsey Mulrooney, Terry Moore
Votes: 450
33. The Mustang (2019)
R | 96 min | Drama
While 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.
Director: Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre | Stars: Matthias Schoenaerts, Jason Mitchell, Bruce Dern, Gideon Adlon
Votes: 14,482 | Gross: $5.04M
34. A Gift Horse (2015)
TV-G | 83 min | Family
A grieving, young girl works on the local ranch owned by a business tycoon, when a new horse arrives and she takes the opportunity to regain her faith by training it to win.
Director: Teddy Smith | Stars: John Schneider, Kyla Kenedy, Candi Brooks, Aiden Flowers
Votes: 324
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