War Horse
(2011)
Overview
On the brink of the First World War, Albert's beloved horse Joey is sold to the Cavalry by his father. Against the backdrop of the Great War, Joey begins an odyssey full of danger, joy, and sorrow, and he transforms everyone he meets along the way. Meanwhile, Albert, unable to forget his equine friend, searches the battlefields of France to find Joey and bring him home.
Director
Steven Spielberg
Writers
Lee Hall, Richard Curtis, Michael Morpurgo
Top Billed
Jeremy Irvine
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Reviews
Andres Gomez
⭐ 5/10March 14, 2013
A too long story of a horse in times of WW I and its relationship with a young brit and some other characters in the way.
Too childish but another family movie from Spielberg in the tradition of E.T. and the like.
Gimly
⭐ 4/10February 6, 2017
I absolutely understand why _War Horse_ got the highbrow attention that it did, but I did not find it satisfying on a personal level.
Final rating:★★ - Definitely not for me, but I sort of get the appeal.
shinemon
⭐ 7/10July 19, 2023
Length is more, that can be reduced. But it is a Humbly simple feel good film. Spielberg Touch Is There. Story has good pace and flow of Journey. At last,we will wait anticipatedly for their joining.
CinemaSerf
⭐ 7/10November 17, 2024
This film - and indeed the whole "War Horse" story - is a sentimentally charged fountain of serendipitous events that require you to suspend any sense of realism and just let your senses find their own way through the next 2½ hours. We start with an auction where a young colt is bought by a poverty-stricken farmer (Peter Mullen). Now he was supposed to buy a working horse to help plough their inhospitable and rocky farm. Instead, he substantially… read the rest.
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$66,000,000
Revenue
$177,584,879