Seabiscuit (2003)

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Studio: Universal Pictures
Studio: DreamWorks
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: Jul 25, 2003
Running Time: 140 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
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The tale of three lost men--Johnny "Red" Pollard, a young man whose spirit has been broken; Charle Howard, a millionaire who lost everything; and Tom Smith, a cowboy whose world was vanishing--who found each other and discovered hope in a down-and-out racehorse named Seabiscuit, who took them and the nation on the ride of a lifetime.
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Charles Howard
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George Woolf
Charley Kurtsinger
Marcela Howard
"Tick-Tock" McGlaughlin
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Mrs Pollard
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rating July 25, 2003
Bitch all you want about what's wrong with Seabiscuit. Unlike Laura Hillenbrand's dark, densely reported best seller, Gary Ross' movie version is rose-tinted, skin-deep and wrinkle-free -- more cotton candy than cutting edge. But how do you not love Seabiscuit, a puny, knobby-kneed Depression-era racehorse best known for napping and noshing until three men -- all as dysfunctional as he is -- changed his life and turned him into a champion? He's the true hero of the movie summer.

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Seabiscuit is a labor of love--a love for anything to do with horses and horse racing, which may not necessarily be exciting to all, although the movie's message will speak to everyone. Based on Lauren Hillenbrand's best-selling novel of the same name, writer/director Gary Ross (Pleasantville) plunges headlong into the story of this inspirational horse, carefully setting up the history surrounding his rise to stardom. The cinematography is extraordinary. Ross expertly blends archive footage… Continued