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All the Pretty Horses

Play trailer Poster for All the Pretty Horses PG-13 Released Dec 11, 2000 1h 57m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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The year is 1949. A young Texan named John Grady finds himself without a home after his mother sells the ranch where he has spent his entire life. Lured south of the border by the romance of cowboy life and the promise of a fresh start, Cole and his pal embark on an adventure that will test their resilience, define their maturity, and change their lives forever.
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This adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel comes off as rather flat and uninvolving. Scenes feel rushed and done in shorthand, and the romance between Damon and Cruz has no sparks.

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Globe and Mail Rated: 2.5/4 Mar 19, 2002 Full Review Peter Travers Rolling Stone Rated: 2.5/5 Jun 4, 2001 Full Review George Perry BBC.com Rated: 2/5 May 21, 2001 Full Review Ted Murphy Hollywood.com What is on screen is impressive, even with the sense of something missing. Rated: B Dec 13, 2009 Full Review Bob Grimm Sacramento News & Review Rated: 3/5 Aug 7, 2008 Full Review Betsy Bozdech DVDJournal.com If Thornton had cut a few extra minutes' worth of pretty horses ... and left in a few more storytelling scenes, this attempt at a Western epic might have had more impact. Rated: 2/4 Oct 21, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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Howdee D Hätte ein sehr guter Film werden können, wurde es aber nicht. Immer fehlt etwas, alles zu kurz angerissen, anstatt zur Ruhe zu kommen, wird weiter gejagt. Verpasste Chance, Billy Bob. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/23/24 Full Review Audience Member One of Matt Damon’s best jobs in this all the pretty horses was one good movie highly recommend it James Welch, Henderson, Arkansas October 27, 2023 Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Damon & Cruz's love story seems a little microwaved, but the adventure of the story keeps you barely hanging on. Damon plays a character bound to get some horses back and live justly, even if the morality of it all is a little forced. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review dave s To be fair, Billy Bob Thornton's All the Pretty Horses isn't nearly as bad as it has been made out to be. That's not to say that it's good because it's far from anything that could even remotely be considered as good. Based on Cormac McCarthy's novel, a book filled with sparse and poetic prose, the movie adaptation feels more bloated and meandering than anything else, unable to nail down one storyline let alone the several that it tries to deal with. The cinematography captures the arid landscape nicely, the performances are decent (especially that of Lucas Black) and the score is appropriate to the time and place, but once the love interest angle is introduced, you just don't seem to care all that much. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member so bad .The acting is good. But hey this is a romantic movie. The scenes between Matt Damon and Penelope Cruz were totally missed. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review kevin c Two Texas cowboys played by Matt Damon and Henry Thomas head to Mexico on horseback looking for work. Things take a turn for the worse when they run afoul of the law. This was pretty good. Acting was good story wasn't bad. Penelope Cruz, Lucas Black and Bruce Dern also star. Directed by Billy Bob Thornton. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The year is 1949. A young Texan named John Grady finds himself without a home after his mother sells the ranch where he has spent his entire life. Lured south of the border by the romance of cowboy life and the promise of a fresh start, Cole and his pal embark on an adventure that will test their resilience, define their maturity, and change their lives forever.
Director
Billy Bob Thornton
Producer
Robert Salerno, Billy Bob Thornton
Screenwriter
Ted Tally
Distributor
Miramax Films, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co
Columbia Pictures, Miramax Films
Rating
PG-13 (Strong Language|Drug Use|Violence)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 11, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$15.5M
Runtime
1h 57m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, SDDS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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