Horse movies
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1. Amazing Racer (2009)
PG | 92 min | Drama, Family, Sport
The death of a teenager's father leaves her orphaned until she discovers the mother she never knew. When she travels to meet her, she befriends a horse trainer. Together they win races and form new bonds that lead her back to happiness.
Director: Frank E. Johnson | Stars: Julianne Michelle, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen, Joanna Pacula
Votes: 809
2. All Roads Lead Home (2008)
PG | 108 min | Drama, Family
When Belle, struggling with the loss of her mom, is sent to live with her grandfather, she soon becomes the savior of all living things! An old race horse and Atticus the dog change Belle's life, and in turn the life of those who love her.
Director: Dennis Fallon | Stars: Peter Coyote, Jason London, Vivien Cardone, Peter Boyle
Votes: 927
3. The Long Shot (2004 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama
A woman moves with her husband and seven-year-old daughter from Colorado to California and then her husband abandons them. While trying to rebuild her life, she finds solace while working at a horse farm and decides to enter her beloved horse in a high-stakes riding competition.
Director: Georg Stanford Brown | Stars: Julie Benz, Marsha Mason, Paul Le Mat, Gage Golightly
Votes: 644
4. 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
5. Virginia's Run (2002)
PG | 103 min | Drama, Family
A teenage girl, trying to come to grips with the death of her mother in a horse-riding accident, nurtures the foal of her mother's horse.
Director: Peter Markle | Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Lindze Letherman, Rachel Skarsten, Joanne Whalley
Votes: 807
6. Horse Crazy (2001)
G | 84 min | Family
Three kids, who hope to capture their own wild mustang, outsmart a ring of horse thieves and return a prize stallion to its owner.
Director: Eric Hendershot | Stars: Michael Glauser, Brittany Armstrong, Jonathan Cronin, Scott Subiono
Votes: 273
7. The Princess Stallion (1997 TV Movie)
G | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
When her divorced mother dies, Sarah, a 15 year old Californian girl, is sent to live with her father on his farm in the Scottish highlands. There she meets a hermit (Fergus) who looks ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Haber | Stars: Ariana Richards, Andrew Keir, David Robb, Marcia Layton
Votes: 200
8. Thicker Than Water (2005 TV Movie)
G | 120 min | Drama
After discovering her late father once married a rodeo queen, an attorney travels into horse country and finds more family.
Director: David S. Cass Sr. | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Lindsay Wagner, Brian Wimmer, Lindy Newton
Votes: 583
9. 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
10. Saige Paints the Sky (2013 TV Movie)
TV-G | 100 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Saige (Sidney Fullmer) works to save her school's art program and keep her best friend.
Director: Vince Marcello | Stars: Sidney Fullmer, Alexandra Peters, Alana Gordillo, Mika Abdalla
Votes: 534
11. A Father's Choice (2000 TV Movie)
TV-G | 96 min | Drama
The fast-paced city life of two sisters is turned upside down when they are sent to live in the country with their father after their mother is killed.
Director: Christopher Cain | Stars: Peter Strauss, Mary McDonnell, Michelle Trachtenberg, Yvonne Zima
Votes: 729
12. The Young Black Stallion (2003)
G | 50 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A young girl befriends a wild black stallion.
Director: Simon Wincer | Stars: Biana Tamimi, Richard Romanus, Patrick Elyas, Gérard Rudolf
Votes: 1,330 | Gross: $6.75M
13. Grand Champion (2002)
G | 93 min | Comedy, Family
The tale of a spunky young boy named Buddy and his prize-winning calf, Hokey, as they climb from the underdog position up through the ranks of several Texas stock shows to ultimately fight to win the coveted title of Grand Champion.
Director: Barry Tubb | Stars: Joey Lauren Adams, Jacob Fisher, Emma Roberts, Barry Tubb
Votes: 826 | Gross: $0.16M
14. Our Wild Hearts (2013 TV Movie)
PG | 89 min | Drama, Family, Western
A wealthy teenage girl from Malibu falls in love with a beautiful wild mustang, adventure, and the father she has never known in the wild Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Director: Ricky Schroder | Stars: Cambrie Schroder, Ricky Schroder, Cliff Potts, Chris Massoglia
Votes: 499
15. The Derby Stallion (2005)
PG | 99 min | Drama
An alcoholic former horse-trainer perceives in a fifteen-year-old boy a unique gift of horsemanship and makes it possible for the boy to conceive his dream and pursue it.
Director: Craig Clyde | Stars: Charles Black, Sarah Blackman, Preston Wigasi Brant, K.C. Clyde
Votes: 1,209
16. Touching Wild Horses (2002)
PG | 91 min | Drama
After a car accident that claimed his father and sister's lives and left his mother in a coma, a boy is sent to live with his reclusive aunt on Sable Island, a world-renowned wild horse preserve.
Director: Eleanore Lindo | Stars: Mark Rendall, Jane Seymour, Charles Martin Smith, Gloria Slade
Votes: 511
17. Windstorm (2013)
Not Rated | 101 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Mika is sent to spend the summer at her strict grandmother's horse farm. She is hesitant at first, but when she meets the wild stallion Ostwind, Mika discovers her amazing horse whispering powers.
Director: Katja von Garnier | Stars: Hanna Binke, Marvin Linke, Cornelia Froboess, Tilo Prückner
Votes: 2,161
18. 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
19. 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: 8,510 | Gross: $21.00M
20. 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
21. 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: 1,826
22. Running Free (1999)
G | 81 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The tale of the extraordinary life and times of Lucky, a horse that was born in captivity but achieves his dream of running free with the help of a stableboy.
Director: Sergei Bodrov | Stars: Chase Moore, Maria Geelbooi, Arie Verveen, Jan Decleir
Votes: 728 | Gross: $0.10M
23. The Wild Stallion (2009)
G | 82 min | Action, Drama, Family
A story about two girls, CJ and Hanna. CJ lives on a ranch, Hanna comes to visit and decides to photograph wild horses for a school project. The girls become great friends and learn of a plot that might jeopardize the mustangs.
Director: Craig Clyde | Stars: Connie Sellecca, Fred Ward, Miranda Cosgrove, Danielle C. Ryan
Votes: 641
24. 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: 43,537 | Gross: $75.38M
25. 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: 14,041
26. 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: 2,395 | Gross: $9.80M
27. Zafir (2003)
Not Rated | 90 min | Family
Anna's sister Lena was killed in an accident by the horse Zafir. The horse has since the accident been shut up in a barn, but Anna would like to ride the horse even though the parents are against it.
Director: Malene Vilstrup | Stars: Rose Marie Hermannsen, Katrine Schnoor, Henrik Lykkegaard, Claus Bue
Votes: 125
28. 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
29. Lost Stallions: The Journey Home (2008)
Not Rated | 86 min | Family
After the death of his father, troubled teen Jake Gattison travels with his mother to Harmony Ranch, a special retreat for families dealing with problems. There, Jake discovers a kindred ... See full summary »
Director: David Rotan | Stars: Alex Hugh, Mickey Rooney, Jan Rooney, Megan Blake
Votes: 95
30. The Silver Brumby (1993)
G | 93 min | Drama, Family
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 | Stars: Caroline Goodall, Russell Crowe, Amiel Daemion, Johnny Raaen
Votes: 1,260
31. 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: 1,153
32. Sylvester (1985)
PG | 104 min | Drama, Family
Charlie is a 16-year-old orphan struggling to raise her two younger brothers when she endeavors to train a rogue horse she names Sylvester and turn him into an eventing champion.
Director: Tim Hunter | Stars: Richard Farnsworth, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Schoeffling, Constance Towers
Votes: 503 | Gross: $0.39M
33. Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (1991)
G | 88 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Thrilled by a performance she sees at a fair, Sonora Webster tries to land a spot as a daredevil who rides horses off of high dives.
Director: Steve Miner | Stars: Gabrielle Anwar, Michael Schoeffling, Cliff Robertson, Dylan Kussman
Votes: 5,868 | Gross: $7.30M
34. Storm Rider (2013)
PG | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
When her father is put into jail, the spoiled teenager Dani loses everything. Forced to live with her uncle Sam on a farm without horses to ride and to train a sad Dani takes care of a young mule and learns what really counts.
Director: Craig Clyde | Stars: Kevin Sorbo, Kristy Swanson, Danielle C. Ryan, Jacob Buster
Votes: 1,307
35. 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: 76,787 | Gross: $120.28M
36. 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: 30,569 | Gross: $59.71M
37. 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: 14,087 | Gross: $32.70M
38. Shergar (1999)
95 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
When a young stable boy runs away from reform school, he befriends another fugitive, champion racehorse Shergar, kidnapped by the Irish Republican Army for ransom but now on the loose. Can the lad elude the abductors and rescue the horse?
Director: Dennis C. Lewiston | Stars: Alan Barker, Billy Boyle, Stephen Brennan, Gary Cady
Votes: 510
39. Racing Stripes (2005)
PG | 102 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
An abandoned zebra grows up believing he is a racehorse, and, with the help of his barnyard friends and a teenage girl, sets out to achieve his dream of racing with thoroughbreds.
Director: Frederik Du Chau | Stars: Frankie Muniz, David Spade, Snoop Dogg, Bruce Greenwood
Votes: 18,222 | Gross: $49.77M
40. 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
41. The Greening of Whitney Brown (2011)
PG | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Whitney, a spoiled pre-teen from Philadelphia, is forced to move to the country when her parents feel the squeeze of economic hard times. A fish out of water, far from her comfort zone, she... See full summary »
Director: Peter Odiorne | Stars: Samantha Hanratty, Brooke Shields, Aidan Quinn, Kris Kristofferson
Votes: 682
42. Horse Crazy 2: The Legend of Grizzly Mountain (2010)
Not Rated | 90 min | Family
With a little mountain magic, sometimes it pays to horse around!
Director: Eric Hendershot | Stars: Arizona Taylor, Elizabeth Johnson, Brittany Armstrong, Alex McLaren
Votes: 97
43. Heartland (II) (2007– )
TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Family
A multi-generational saga set in Alberta, Canada and centered on a family getting through life together in both happy and trying times.
Stars: Amber Marshall, Shaun Johnston, Michelle Morgan, Chris Potter
Votes: 19,816
44. Saving Winston (2011)
86 min | Drama
When a troubled teen is forced to leave a self-destructive lifestyle, she discovers an abandoned horse along her journey to redemption. Will temptation from the dark shadows of her past ... See full summary »
Director: Shane Hawks | Stars: Victoria Emmons, Meghan McCabe-Habrat, Austin Kearney, Alison Kotila
Votes: 179
45. The Dark Horse (I) (2008)
105 min | Drama, Family, Sport
The Dark Horse is a story of struggle and redemption. Dana, a ballet teacher, reluctantly returns to her childhood home to discover it is about to be sold. To save the farm, and the family,... See full summary »
Director: Cornelia Duryée | Stars: Carol Roscoe, Kathryn Mesney-Hetler, Sean G. Griffin, Kate Bayley
Votes: 166
46. 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: 280
47. A Fine Step (2014)
PG | 111 min | Drama
When an expert horseman (Luke Perry) suffers a traumatic accident with his top horse, he overcomes his injury with the help of a young girl who helps rehabilitate him and the horse
Director: Jonathan Meyers | Stars: Luke Perry, Armand Assante, Cameron Daddo, Anna Claire Sneed
Votes: 403
48. 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
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