Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005)

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Studio: DreamWorks SKG
Rating: PG
Release Date: Oct 21, 2005
Running Time: 98 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
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Ben Crane was once a great horseman, whose gifts as a trainer, were wasted on making other men's fortunes. Sonya was once a great horse, whose promising career on the racetrack was cut short, suddenly, by a broken leg. Considered as good as dead to her owner--who also happens to be Ben's boss--Sonya is given to Ben as his severance pay, along with his walking papers. Now, it will take the unwavering faith and determination of Ben's young daughter, Cale, to bring these two damaged souls together in a quest for a seemingly impossible goal: to win the Breeders' Cup Classic. However, the true miracle might be that, in helping this injured horse, what they are actually healing is their own family.
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As yet another underdog/family flick that tugs mercilessly at our heart strings, Dreamer just doesn't offer anything new and exciting in this well-worn genre.

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Dreamer is another one of those family films--based on a true story, no less--that makes you feel guilty for not liking it because it means so well. The film revolves around the Cranes, who have worked on their Kentucky horse farm for generations. But gifted horseman Ben Crane (Kurt Russell) loses his love for the job when the farm… Continued