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1. 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: 30,630 | Gross: $59.71M
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: 165,708 | Gross: $79.88M
3. 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: 85,496 | Gross: $73.28M
4. 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: 43,567 | Gross: $75.38M
5. 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: 85,596 | Gross: $67.29M
6. 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: 76,825 | Gross: $120.28M
7. The Last Unicorn (1982)
G | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
A beautiful unicorn sets out to learn if she truly is the last of her kind in this sparkling animated musical.
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Mia Farrow, Angela Lansbury, Alan Arkin
Votes: 29,577 | Gross: $6.46M
8. My Little Pony: The Movie (2017)
PG | 99 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
After a dark force conquers Canterlot, the Mane 6 embark on an unforgettable journey beyond Equestria where they meet new friends and exciting challenges on a quest to use the magic of friendship to save their homeland.
Director: Jayson Thiessen | Stars: Emily Blunt, Kristin Chenoweth, Liev Schreiber, Michael Peña
Votes: 7,975 | Gross: $21.89M
9. My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021)
PG | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
After the time of the Mane 6, Sunny--a young Earth Pony--and her new Unicorn friend Izzy explore their world and strive to restore Harmony to Equestria.
Directors: Robert Cullen, José Luis Ucha, Mark Fattibene | Stars: Vanessa Hudgens, Kimiko Glenn, James Marsden, Sofia Carson
Votes: 4,518
10. 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: 10,034 | Gross: $20.66M
11. 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: 5,882 | Gross: $7.30M
12. 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: 14,050
13. Black Beauty (2020)
TV-PG | 110 min | Drama, Family
A wild horse and a teenage girl forge an unbreakable bond which keeps them connected for a lifetime.
Director: Ashley Avis | Stars: Kate Winslet, Mackenzie Foy, Iain Glen, Calam Lynch
Votes: 4,353
14. Spirit Untamed (2021)
PG | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Lucky Prescott's life is changed forever when she moves from her home in the city to a small frontier town and befriends a wild mustang named Spirit.
Directors: Elaine Bogan, Ennio Torresan | Stars: Isabela Merced, Marsai Martin, Mckenna Grace, Walton Goggins
Votes: 4,749
15. 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: 10,682 | Gross: $4.63M
16. 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: 18,231 | Gross: $49.77M
17. 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: 14,098 | Gross: $32.70M
18. 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: 14,491 | Gross: $5.04M
19. The Electric Horseman (1979)
PG | 121 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A rodeo star past his prime steals his company's horse and rides into the desert, accompanied by a feisty reporter.
Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Valerie Perrine, Willie Nelson
Votes: 10,302 | Gross: $61.80M
20. Lean on Pete (2017)
R | 121 min | Adventure, Drama, Sport
A teenager gets a summer job working for a horse trainer and befriends the fading racehorse, Lean on Pete.
Director: Andrew Haigh | Stars: Charlie Plummer, Amy Seimetz, Travis Fimmel, Steve Buscemi
Votes: 13,964 | Gross: $1.16M
21. Lonely Are the Brave (1962)
Approved | 107 min | Drama, Western
A fiercely independent cowboy gets himself locked up in prison to escape with an old friend.
Director: David Miller | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands, Walter Matthau, Michael Kane
Votes: 9,971
22. Let It Ride (1989)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Action
A nosy cab driver gets a hot tip on a race horse and wins big, but he can't seem to stop gambling. Will he go broke or walk home with a pretty penny?
Director: Joe Pytka | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, David Johansen, Jennifer Tilly
Votes: 6,883 | Gross: $4.97M
23. Black Beauty (1971)
G | 106 min | Drama, Family, Western
Evan's son Joe receives Black Beauty stallion. After Evan's death, new owner mistreats animals. Black Beauty sold to circus after card game. Joe attempts to reclaim stallion from circus.
Director: James Hill | Stars: Mark Lester, Walter Slezak, Peter Lee Lawrence, Uschi Glas
Votes: 1,164
24. 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: 8,519 | Gross: $21.00M
25. 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: 8,008
26. 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: 2,783
27. 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: 6,960
28. 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: 4,684
29. Bush Christmas (1983)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Family
In the Australian outback a family struggles to keep its farm from foreclosure. Their only hope is that their horse, Prince, will win money in a New Year's race. But when Prince is stolen ... See full summary »
Director: Henri Safran | Stars: John Ewart, John Howard, Mark Spain, James Wingrove
Votes: 409
30. Bite the Bullet (1975)
PG | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A pair of ex-Rough Riders, a former prostitute, a gunfighter, an aging cowboy and an English gentleman enter a 700-mile horse race through the Southwest desert in 1908.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen, James Coburn, Ben Johnson
Votes: 5,873
31. The Lighthorsemen (1987)
PG | 131 min | Drama, History, War
In 1917 when the British forces are bogged down in front of the Turkish and German lines in Palestine they rely on the Australian light horse regiment to break the deadlock.
Director: Simon Wincer | Stars: Peter Phelps, Nick Waters, John Larking, Jack Heywood
Votes: 2,027
32. 50 to 1 (2014)
PG-13 | 110 min | Drama
Based on the inspiring true story of Mine That Bird, a misfit group of New Mexico cowboys find themselves on the journey of a lifetime when their crooked-footed racehorse qualifies for the 2009 Kentucky Derby.
Director: Jim Wilson | Stars: Skeet Ulrich, Christian Kane, William Devane, Madelyn Deutch
Votes: 2,252 | Gross: $1.06M
33. Into the West (1992)
PG | 97 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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 | Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Ellen Barkin, Ciarán Fitzgerald, Rúaidhrí Conroy
Votes: 3,185 | Gross: $4.79M
34. My Little Pony: The Movie (1986)
G | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Ponyland comes under attack from the Smooze, a massive purple ooze created by an evil witch who plans to destroy the ponies' annual spring festival.
Directors: Mike Joens, Gerry Chiniquy, Ray Lee, Akinori Matsubara, Margaret Nichols, Heungsun Oh, Karen Peterson, Tom Ray, Robert Shellhorn, Gregg Vanzo, Gwen Wetzler | Stars: Danny DeVito, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Rhea Perlman
Votes: 2,873 | Gross: $5.96M
35. Champion (2018)
130 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A true love and success story from the 1990s Turkey, revolving around a jockey (Halis Karatas), a horse (Bold Pilot) and the daughter of the horse's owner who is at the same time the voluntary caretaker of the horse.
Director: Ahmet Katiksiz | Stars: Ekin Koç, Farah Zeynep Abdullah, Fikret Kuskan, Sibel Tasçioglu
Votes: 13,252
36. A Sunday Horse (2016)
108 min | Biography, Family, Sport
After a near-fatal accident, on a horse the experts thought was nothing special, a determined rider from the wrong side of the tracks defies all the odds to pursue her dreams of winning a national jumping championship.
Director: Vic Armstrong | Stars: Nikki Reed, Ryan Merriman, Cassi Thomson, Linda Hamilton
Votes: 1,077
37. The Appaloosa (1966)
Approved | 98 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Man tries to recover a horse stolen from him by a Mexican bandit.
Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Marlon Brando, Anjanette Comer, John Saxon, Emilio Fernández
Votes: 3,559
38. 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: 3,586 | Gross: $6.44M
39. 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
40. 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: 2,169
41. In Pursuit of Honor (1995 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 111 min | Drama, Western
In 1932, a modernizing U.S. Army orders the Cavalry to destroy its horses but some sympathetic cavalrymen, defying orders, steal the horses in order to save them from destruction, to the dismay of the top Army-brass.
Director: Ken Olin | Stars: Don Johnson, Craig Sheffer, Gabrielle Anwar, Bob Gunton
Votes: 1,724
42. Ride Above (2022)
109 min | Drama
A teenager is raised with horses at her parent's racehorse stable who has a deep exceptional bond with young horse. An accident threatens to bring racing careers to an end but they battle together to achieve victory.
Director: Christian Duguay | Stars: Mélanie Laurent, Pio Marmaï, Carmen Kassovitz, Charlie Paulet
Votes: 415
43. 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: 2,397 | Gross: $9.80M
44. The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit (1968)
G | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Frederick Bolton has to solve two problems. First, his boss has instructed him to come up with a reasonable campaign to promote a new product, a stomach pill named "Aspercel" - by tomorrow.... See full summary »
Director: Norman Tokar | Stars: Dean Jones, Diane Baker, Lloyd Bochner, Fred Clark
Votes: 1,134
45. Harry & Snowman (2015)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
The story of immigrant Harry DeLeyer and the plow horse he rescued from slaughter.
Director: Ron Davis | Stars: Harry DeLeyer, Harriet DeLeyer, Andre DeLeyer, Marty DeLeyer
Votes: 771 | Gross: $0.56M
46. Centurion: The Dancing Stallion (2023)
PG | 98 min | Drama, Family
Ellissia, a college student takes part in a Mexican horse riding competition to temporarily escape her problems. Soon she discovered that her health conditions are to hinder her from pursuing her passion.
Director: Dana Gonzales | Stars: Aramis Knight, Amber Midthunder, Patricia De Leon, Adam Irigoyen
Votes: 122
47. Albion: The Enchanted Stallion (2016)
TV-PG | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A twelve-year-old girl is transported by a magical black stallion to the mystical world of ALBION, where she discovers that she alone is the key to saving an entire race of people.
Director: Castille Landon | Stars: Avery Arendes, Stephen Dorff, Johnny Sequoyah, Heather Rae
Votes: 1,612
48. 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: 1,639
49. 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: 504 | Gross: $0.39M
50. Phar Lap (1983)
PG | 107 min | Biography, Drama, Family
The true story of a New Zealand racehorse that became a champion, with the help of a local stable-boy.
Director: Simon Wincer | Stars: Tom Burlinson, Judy Morris, Martin Vaughan, Celia De Burgh
Votes: 1,969