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Cinematic Horse

by dan_dassow • Created 11 years ago • Modified 11 years ago
Which horse that had a major role in one or more films would you most want to own?

Poll suggested by ur0312403 and ur44797245.

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  • The Black Stallion (1979)

    1. The Black Stallion

    19791h 58mG84Metascore
    7.4 (15K)
    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.
    DirectorCarroll BallardStarsKelly RenoMickey RooneyTeri Garr
    and The Black Stallion Returns (1983) - Cass-Olé
  • Billy Zane in The Phantom (1996)

    2. The Phantom

    19961h 40mPG53Metascore
    5.1 (37K)
    The Phantom, descendent of a line of African superheroes, travels to New York City to thwart a wealthy criminal genius from obtaining three magic skulls which would give him the secret to ultimate power.
    DirectorSimon WincerStarsBilly ZaneKristy SwansonTreat Williams
    Hero
  • Jeremy Irvine in War Horse (2011)

    3. War Horse

    20112h 26mPG-1372Metascore
    7.2 (170K)
    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.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsJeremy IrvineEmily WatsonDavid Thewlis
    Joey
  • Seabiscuit (2003)

    4. Seabiscuit

    20032h 20mPG-1372Metascore
    7.3 (79K)
    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.
    DirectorGary RossStarsTobey MaguireJeff BridgesElizabeth Banks
    Horse that plays Seabiscuit
  • Shirley Temple, Barry Fitzgerald, and Seabiscuit in The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)

    5. The Story of Seabiscuit

    19491h 38mApproved
    6.1 (950)
    Irish horse trainer and niece move to Kentucky after family tragedy. He sees potential in Seabiscuit despite the horse's small size, while she struggles with trauma as she grows close to a jockey.
    DirectorDavid ButlerStarsShirley TempleBarry FitzgeraldLon McCallister
    Seabiscuit (archive footage)
  • Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, George 'Gabby' Hayes, and Trigger in My Pal Trigger (1946)

    6. My Pal Trigger

    19461h 19mApproved
    6.4 (558)
    Roy is unjustly accused of killing the stallion that mated with his mare who gives birth to - Trigger!
    DirectorsFrank McDonaldYakima CanuttStarsRoy RogersTriggerGeorge 'Gabby' Hayes
    and many other Roy Rogers' films - Trigger
  • Adventures of Red Ryder (1940)

    7. Adventures of Red Ryder

    19403h 25mApproved
    7.1 (172)
    A local politician subjects the country to a reign of terror in order to secure the right of way for a contemplated railroad. Red Ryder is on hand to see that justice prevails.
    DirectorsJohn EnglishWilliam WitneyStarsDon 'Red' BarryNoah BeeryTommy Cook
    and other Red Ryder films - Thunder
  • Linda Leighton, Allan Lane, and Black Jack in Bandits of Dark Canyon (1947)

    8. Bandits of Dark Canyon

    194759mApproved
    5.8 (47)
    As prisoner Ed Archer is being transferred, the stage is attacked and crashes. Archer escapes the attackers but Ranger Rocky Lane catches up with him. As Rocky is bringing him in, Archer is attacked again. Somebody wants Archer killed and Rocky, now suspecting Archer is innocent, decides to find out who and why.
    DirectorPhilip FordStarsAllan LaneBlack JackBob Steele
    and other Rocky Lane films - Black Jack
  • Lee Powell and Silver Chief in The Lone Ranger (1938)

    9. The Lone Ranger

    19384h 24mApproved
    6.6 (296)
    The sole survivor of a massacre of Texas Rangers, Tonto, an Indian who rescued him, and four other Rangers hunt down a schemer posing as a government official who wants to take over Texas with his small army of mercenaries.
    DirectorsJohn EnglishWilliam WitneyStarsSilver ChiefChief ThundercloudLynne Roberts
    Silver King the Horse as Silver
  • Tom Mix, Kathleen Myers, and Black Bess the Horse in Dick Turpin (1925)

    10. Dick Turpin

    19251h 10m
    5.9 (115)
    Dick Turpin, an English highwayman who robs from the rich and gives to the poor, holds up the coach of Lord Churlton. Sometime later, in aiding a coach attacked by ruffians, Dick meets aristocratic Alice Brookfield, who is being forced by her family to marry Churlton. Dick offers to assist her to avoid the unwanted marriage, and they travel to London together, with Alice disguised as a boy. Churlton pursues them, and, after several narrow escapes, Dick is captured by the royal guards and sentenced to be hanged. On the scaffold, Dick is told by his friend, Tom King, who has taken the hangman's place, that the crowd is sympathetic; and Dick makes his escape, riding his horse to York. Dick finds the house where Alice is being held prisoner, kills Churlton, and escapes to France with Alice, whom he marries. Dick gives up his profession and settles down to family life.
    DirectorJohn G. BlystoneStarsTom MixAlan HaleKathleen Myers
    Tony the Horse
  • Black Beauty (1994)

    11. Black Beauty

    19941h 28mG
    6.6 (11K)
    The fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates the circle of his life.
    DirectorCaroline ThompsonStarsSean BeanDavid ThewlisDocs Keepin Time
    Docs Keepin Time
  • Black Beauty (1971)

    12. Black Beauty

    19711h 46mG
    5.4 (1.2K)
    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.
    DirectorJames HillStarsMark LesterWalter SlezakPeter Lee Lawrence
    Ott
  • Black Beauty (1946)

    13. Black Beauty

    19461h 14mApproved
    5.8 (309)
    A young English girl is raising a horse named Black Beauty into a prize-winner. The motherless girl is thrown into a panic after Beauty disappears.
    DirectorMax NosseckStarsMona FreemanRichard DenningEvelyn Ankers
    Highland Dale
  • Cat Ballou (1965)

    14. Cat Ballou

    19651h 37mApproved60Metascore
    6.7 (17K)
    A young schoolteacher turns into an outlaw to avenge her murdered father.
    DirectorElliot SilversteinStarsJane FondaLee MarvinMichael Callan
    Shelleen-Strawn's (Lee Marvin) alcoholic horse
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, and Christoph Waltz in Django Unchained (2012)

    15. Django Unchained

    20122h 45mR81Metascore
    8.5 (1.8M)
    With the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJamie FoxxChristoph WaltzLeonardo DiCaprio
    Fritz, the horse with the impeccable manners owned by Dr. King Schultz.
  • Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in The Flying Deuces (1939)

    16. The Flying Deuces

    19391h 9mApproved
    6.7 (6K)
    Ollie has fallen in love with the innkeeper's daughter in Paris. The only problem - she's very much in love with her husband. To forget her he joins the Foreign Legion with Stan. Bad idea.
    DirectorA. Edward SutherlandStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyJean Parker
    Ollie re-incarnated as a horse after the crash. Stan rides him as the film ends.
  • The Villain (1979)

    17. The Villain

    19791h 29mPG22Metascore
    5.3 (8.2K)
    Facing hanging, a bank robber makes a deal with the corrupt banker to avoid execution in exchange for a dirty assignment.
    DirectorHal NeedhamStarsKirk DouglasArnold SchwarzeneggerAnn-Margret
    Ott
  • Henry Fonda, Glenn Ford, Hope Holiday, and Sue Ane Langdon in The Rounders (1965)

    18. The Rounders

    19651h 25mTV-PG
    6.1 (2K)
    In Sedona, two aging cowpokes bust broncos, charm local ladies and bet on outcomes at the rodeo.
    DirectorBurt KennedyStarsGlenn FordHenry FondaSue Ane Langdon
    ornery roan
  • Viggo Mortensen in Hidalgo (2004)

    19. Hidalgo

    20042h 16mPG-1354Metascore
    6.7 (88K)
    In 1890, a down-and-out cowboy and his horse travel to Arabia to compete in a deadly cross desert horse race.
    DirectorJoe JohnstonStarsViggo MortensenOmar SharifZuleikha Robinson
    T.J. as Hidalgo
  • Alison Lohman in Flicka (2006)

    20. Flicka

    20061h 35mPG57Metascore
    6.0 (8.8K)
    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.
    DirectorMichael MayerStarsAlison LohmanTim McGrawMaria Bello
    Flicka
  • The Electric Horseman (1979)

    21. The Electric Horseman

    19792h 1mPG64Metascore
    6.4 (11K)
    A rodeo star past his prime steals his company's horse and rides into the desert, accompanied by a feisty reporter.
    DirectorSydney PollackStarsRobert RedfordJane FondaValerie Perrine
    Rising Star, the injured race horse Sonny (Robert Redford) "abducts"
  • The Horse Whisperer (1998)

    22. The Horse Whisperer

    19982h 49mPG-1365Metascore
    6.7 (45K)
    The mother of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer to help the girl's equally injured horse.
    DirectorRobert RedfordStarsRobert RedfordKristin Scott ThomasSam Neill
    Pilgrim, the traumatised horse
  • Into the West (1992)

    23. Into the West

    19921h 37mPG71Metascore
    7.0 (3.3K)
    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.
    DirectorMike NewellStarsGabriel ByrneEllen BarkinCiarán Fitzgerald
    Tir na nOg, the mythical horse from the land of eternal youth
  • Elizabeth Taylor and Mickey Rooney in National Velvet (1944)

    24. National Velvet

    19442h 3mApproved83Metascore
    7.3 (8.5K)
    A jaded former jockey helps a young girl prepare a wild but gifted horse for England's Grand National Sweepstakes.
    DirectorClarence BrownStarsMickey RooneyElizabeth TaylorDonald Crisp
    The Pie (King Charles), the horse that runs the Grand National
  • Frankie Muniz in Racing Stripes (2005)

    25. Racing Stripes

    20051h 42mPG43Metascore
    5.2 (19K)
    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.
    DirectorFrederik Du ChauStarsFrankie MunizDavid SpadeSnoop Dogg
    Stripes. a zebra. but he for all purposes he's just an odd horse

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