Horse Movies
by beautifularmenia | created - 28 May 2012 | updated - 25 Jun 2022 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. 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
2. 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: 165,609 | Gross: $79.88M
3. 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: 8,003
4. 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: 85,341 | Gross: $73.28M
5. 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: 76,782 | Gross: $120.28M
6. 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: 30,564 | Gross: $59.71M
7. 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
8. 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: 8,508 | Gross: $21.00M
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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: 43,532 | Gross: $75.38M
12. 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: 14,085 | Gross: $32.70M
13. Buck (2011)
PG | 88 min | Documentary
An examination of the life of acclaimed 'horse whisperer' Buck Brannaman, who recovered from years of child abuse to become a well-known expert in the interactions between horses and people.
Director: Cindy Meehl | Stars: Buck Brannaman, Gary Myers, Bibb Frazier, Betty Staley
Votes: 3,432 | Gross: $4.02M
14. Harley's Hill (2011 Video)
85 min | Family
A racing horse chooses a new path.
Director: Don Most | Stars: Christopher Atkins, Kirstin Dorn, Rance Howard, Deborah Thompson
Votes: 106
15. 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
16. Felicity: An American Girl Adventure (2005 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama, Family
In Colonial America, shortly before the American Revolution, a young girl tries to rescue a horse from an abusive owner.
Director: Nadia Tass | Stars: Shailene Woodley, Kevin Zegers, David Gardner, John Schneider
Votes: 1,362
17. 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: 5,867 | Gross: $7.30M
18. 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: 14,040
19. Horse Feathers (1932)
Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
Quincy Adams Wagstaff, Huxley University's new president, accidentally hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game against their rival, Darwin University.
Director: Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, The Marx Brothers
Votes: 13,395
20. Hot to Trot (1988)
PG | 83 min | Comedy, Fantasy
An insecure stockbroker teams up with Don the Talking Horse, a chatty four-legged financial advisor.
Director: Michael Dinner | Stars: Bobcat Goldthwait, Dabney Coleman, John Candy, Virginia Madsen
Votes: 3,583 | Gross: $6.44M
21. 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: 1,208
22. 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
23. 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
24. The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)
Approved | 98 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Horse 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, ... See full summary »
Director: David Butler | Stars: Shirley Temple, Barry Fitzgerald, Lon McCallister, Rosemary DeCamp
Votes: 860
25. 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
26. 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
27.
The Wonderful World of Disney (1997–2023)
Episode:
Flash
(1997)
Not Rated | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A boy falls in love with a horse named Flash that's for sale. He gets a job to earn the money to buy the horse, but he's forced to sell when the family falls upon hard times. This family-oriented drama proceeds from there.
Director: Simon Wincer | Stars: Lucas Black, Brian Kerwin, Shawn Toovey, Tom Nowicki
Votes: 824
28. 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
29. Wild Stallion (1952)
Passed | 70 min | Drama, Western
Young Dan Light (Orley Lindgren), an orphan, is taken in hand by Johnny Wintergreen (Edgar Buchanan),hunter of wild horses for selling to the U. S. cavalry. Dan's grief over the death of ... See full summary »
Director: Lewis D. Collins | Stars: Ben Johnson, Edgar Buchanan, Martha Hyer, Hayden Rorke
Votes: 206
30. 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: 18,219 | Gross: $49.77M
31. Horseland (2006–2008)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Seven horses and seven horse lovers go on adventures, aided by a wise collie, a jealous cat and a clumsy pig in a place called Horseland.
Stars: David Kalis, Dana Donlan, Wendy K. Gray, Stephen Shelton
Votes: 515
32. Walk. Ride. Rodeo. (2019)
TV-PG | 100 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
A courageous teenager is determined to resume competitive rodeo months after her paralyzing spinal cord injury.
Director: Conor Allyn | Stars: Spencer Locke, Missi Pyle, Bailey Chase, Alyvia Alyn Lind
Votes: 2,777
33. 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
34. The Horse Dancer (2017)
G | 114 min | Family, Sport
When financial troubles threaten to shut down a girls horse camp, one of America's most promising young gymnasts, Samantha Wick, uses her gymnastic prowess to start a horse-dancing team to raise money and save the day.
Director: Joel Paul Reisig | Stars: Richard Karn, Jason London, Sophie Bolen, Kristen Ryda
Votes: 319
35. Hidalgo (2004)
PG-13 | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
In 1890, a down-and-out cowboy and his horse travel to Arabia to compete in a deadly cross desert horse race.
Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Omar Sharif, Zuleikha Robinson, Louise Lombard
Votes: 85,540 | Gross: $67.29M
36. All the Pretty Horses (2000)
PG-13 | 116 min | Drama, Romance, Western
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.
Director: Billy Bob Thornton | Stars: Matt Damon, Penélope Cruz, Henry Thomas, Angelina Torres
Votes: 15,655 | Gross: $15.53M
37. 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
38. Return to Snowy River (1988)
PG | 99 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
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
39. 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: 2,093
40. International Velvet (1978)
PG | 127 min | Drama, Family, Sport
Velvet's orphaned niece Sarah follows her dream of Olympic glory with her horse Arizona Pie.
Director: Bryan Forbes | Stars: Tatum O'Neal, Christopher Plummer, Anthony Hopkins, Nanette Newman
Votes: 1,640
41. Two-Bits & Pepper (1995)
PG | 89 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
When bumbling look-alike criminal brothers Zike and Spider, kidnap best friends Katie and Tyler, the two girls must use their smarts and few booby traps to try and escape their captors. But... See full summary »
Director: Corey Michael Eubanks | Stars: Joe Piscopo, Dennis Weaver, Lauren Eckstrom, Rachel Crane
Votes: 512
42. Misty (1961)
Approved | 91 min | Drama, Family
Every year the Chincoteague fire department rounds up the wild ponies of Assateague Island, and then auctions off the colts and yearlings to thin out the herd. A young brother and sister, ... See full summary »
Director: James B. Clark | Stars: David Ladd, Arthur O'Connell, Pam Smith, Anne Seymour
Votes: 379
43. Rodeo Girl: Dream Champion (2016)
PG | 108 min | Drama, Family, Sport
Shipped off to her American dad's ranch for the summer, a teen and her horse Lucky Lass compete for a spot at the National Youth Rodeo.
Director: Joel Paul Reisig | Stars: Kevin Sorbo, Carrie Bradstreet, Sophie Bolen, Joel Paul Reisig
Votes: 351
44. Mister Ed (1961–1966)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The misadventures of a wisecracking talking horse and his human owner.
Stars: Allan Lane, Alan Young, Connie Hines, Mister Ed
Votes: 4,664
45. Ride Like a Girl (2019)
PG | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup.
Director: Rachel Griffiths | Stars: Teresa Palmer, Sam Neill, Brooke Satchwell, Anneliese Apps
Votes: 4,677
46. Riding Faith (2020)
TV-G | 81 min | Family
With the impending foreclose of the family Ranch, Rebecca struggles with her rebellious daughter Grace who is still not over the death of her father Mike.
Director: Paco Aguilar | Stars: John Schneider, Grace Van Dien, T.C. Stallings, Marisa Brown
Votes: 261
47. Dream Horse (2020)
PG | 113 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Dream Alliance is an unlikely race horse bred by small-town Welsh bartender Jan Vokes. With no experience, Jan convinces her neighbors to chip in their meager earnings to help raise Dream in the hopes he can compete with the racing elites.
Director: Euros Lyn | Stars: Toni Collette, Owen Teale, Alan David, Lynda Baron
Votes: 6,946
48. Taking the Reins (2021 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A writer discovers what ended her marriage and why she stopped riding horses after going back to her family ranch.
Director: Clare Niederpruem | Stars: Nikki Deloach, Scott Porter, Janine Turner, Eliza Hayes Maher
Votes: 1,116
49. Racing Lady (1937)
Approved | 59 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
A shrewd millionaire who owns races horses for publicity for his automobile business, claims ownership of a female horse trainer's thoroughbred in order to get the trainer.
Director: Wallace Fox | Stars: Ann Dvorak, Smith Ballew, Harry Carey, Berton Churchill
Votes: 154
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