The Horse Whisperer

Name: The Horse Whisperer
Released: 1998-5-15
Cast: Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Neill, Dianne Wiest, Scarlett Johansson

The Horse Whisperer

PG-13
2h 49m
1998

74%

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Academy Award®-winner Robert Redford stars with Kristin Scott Thomas in this landmark epic adapted from one of the most acclaimed novels of our time! After a devastating riding accident, a young girl and her beloved horse are both left with serious physical and emotional scars. Determined to help, the girl's desperate mother (Thomas) puts her busy, big-city life on hold and travels west to seek out the "Horse Whisperer." When she meets this rugged, down-to-earth rancher (Redford), she discovers his extraordinary gift with animals also touches the lives of the people around him!

Director:

Robert Redford

Producer:

Robert Redford, Patrick Markey

Writer:

Eric Roth, Richard LaGravenese

Cast:

Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Neill, Dianne Wiest, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Cooper

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

74%

Critics Consensus: It might be a bit too eager to tug the heartstrings, but The Horse Whisperer is typically graceful, well-crafted Redford -- on both sides of the camera.

Reviews

Film Frenzy

Matt Brunson

Like Jaws, Carrie and The Bridges of Madison County, director Robert Redford's screen version of Nicholas Evans' smash bestseller has largely been deemed one of those rarities: a movie that improves on its source material.

Gorgeous, slow-paced '90s horse drama has mature themes.

Maintains a spiritual atmosphere and decent hold on personal problems, keeping the long journey to the cure compelling, with enough flashes of Heaven on Earth to bewitch even the most disengaged viewer.

Curl your cynical lip if you want, but there's a place for heartwarming, life-affirming, even weepy dramas.

August 16, 2017

FULL REVIEW