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Dark Horse

  • 20152015
  • PGPG
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Dark Horse (2015)
An inspirational true story of a group of friends from a working men's club who decide to take on the elite 'sport of kings' and breed themselves a racehorse.
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An inspirational true story of a group of friends from a working men's club who decide to take on the elite 'sport of kings' and breed themselves a racehorseAn inspirational true story of a group of friends from a working men's club who decide to take on the elite 'sport of kings' and breed themselves a racehorseAn inspirational true story of a group of friends from a working men's club who decide to take on the elite 'sport of kings' and breed themselves a racehorse

IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.2K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Louise Osmond
  • Writer
    • Louise Osmond
  • Stars
    • Jan Vokes
    • Howard Davies
    • Brian 'Daisy' Vokes
Top credits
  • Director
    • Louise Osmond
  • Writer
    • Louise Osmond
  • Stars
    • Jan Vokes
    • Howard Davies
    • Brian 'Daisy' Vokes
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    • 14User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations

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    Jan Vokes
    • Selfas Self
    Howard Davies
    • Selfas Self
    Brian 'Daisy' Vokes
    • Selfas Self
    Angela Davies
    • Selfas Self
    Rewbell
    • Horseas Horse
    Tony Kerby
    • Selfas Self
    Maureen Jones
    • Selfas Self
    Eira Williams
    • Selfas Self
    Derek Williams
    • Selfas Self
    Dream Alliance
    • Horseas Horse
    Johnson White
    • Selfas Self
    Sarah Hobbs
    • Selfas Self
    Andy Smith
    • Selfas Self
    Tom O'Brien
    • Self - Jockeyas Self - Jockey
    Buster
    • Horse - Dream as Foalas Horse - Dream as Foal
    Scarlet
    • Horse - Dream's Motheras Horse - Dream's Mother
    Suzie
    • Horse - Young Dreamas Horse - Young Dream
    Eddie Thomas
    • Selfas Self
    • Director
      • Louise Osmond
    • Writer
      • Louise Osmond
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    Storyline

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    An inspirational true story of a group of friends from a working men's club who decide to take on the elite 'sport of kings' and breed themselves a racehorse
    • horse breeding
    • horse riding
    • horse
    • men's club
    • group of friends
    • 192 more
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    • Taglines
      • The incredible true story of Dream Alliance
    • Genres
      • Documentary
      • Drama
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG for some mild thematic elements and language
    • Parents guide
      • Add content advisory

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      (2015) Dream Alliance now lives in comfortable retirement.
    • Connections
      References Dream Horse (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      Green, Green Grass of Home
      Written by Curly Putman

      Performed by Tom Jones

      Used by kind permission of The International (BMI)

      All rights administered by Burlington Music Co Ltd

      All rights reserved

      Courtesy of Decca Records

      Under license from Universal Music Operations Ltd

    User reviews14

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    Top review
    7/10
    A Decent Horse Documentary
    26 June 2016. With a great sound track, this documentary style drama about a Welsh horse bred by commoners doesn't quite have then flash and sizzle of a Secretariat (2010) feature length drama. The documentary style format using extensive personal interviews while insightful and sometimes quite humorous seemed to slow the pacing of the movie at times. The movie succeeds mostly because of the story which had an unnecessary voice-over at the beginning which almost gave away the ending. The movie picks up about two-thirds through the movie offering a fascinating personal experience of anticipation and dread. There was some effort to offer some insight into the high and low class of society, but it didn't have the classic feel of snobbery and reaction from the upper class. And some of the footage used in the movie also seemed choppy at times and edited too much when the races were going on or there were a lot of skipping over such exciting outcomes.
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    • Jan 13, 2019

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 17, 2015 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Caballo ganador
    • Filming locations
      • Wales, UK
    • Production company
      • Darlow Smithson Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,030,851
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,865
      • Sep 20, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,034,197
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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