War Horse

2011 146 min ★ 7.3 War, History, Adventure, Drama

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.

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Cast

Jeremy Irvine

Albert Narracott

Peter Mullan

Ted Narracott

Emily Watson

Rose Narracott

Niels Arestrup

Grandfather

David Thewlis

Lyons

Tom Hiddleston

Capt. James Nicholls

Benedict Cumberbatch

Maj. Jamie Stewart

Céline Buckens

Emilie

Toby Kebbell

Geordie Soldier

Patrick Kennedy

Lt. Charlie Waverly

Details

Director

Steven Spielberg

Screenplay

Lee Hall

Tagline

"Separated by war. Tested by battle. Bound by friendship."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$66,000,000

Revenue

$177,584,879

Production

DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Amblin Entertainment, The Kennedy/Marshall Company

Reviews

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Andres Gomez

March 14, 2013

★ 5/10

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.

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Gimly

February 6, 2017

★ 4/10

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.

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shinemon

July 19, 2023

★ 7/10

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.

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CinemaSerf

November 17, 2024

★ 7/10

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 inho...