All the Pretty Horses

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All the Pretty Horses

PG-13

Released Dec 11, 2000

1h 57m

Drama

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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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Steve Mirarchi

Boston Globe

McCarthy's novel employs the coming of age narrative in service of his sanguineous spiritual vision, and for the film to renounce that philosophy is to give up its soul and be rendered lifeless.

Dec 26, 2000

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Geoff Pevere

Toronto Star

Lovely but disengaging, mysterious but uninvolving, physical but strangely remote.

Dec 26, 2000

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Susan Stark

Detroit News

Working from Ted Tally's casually artful script, director Billy Bob Thornton guides Matt Damon, Henry Thomas and Penelope Cruz to their most impressive performances in a major movie yet.

Rated: 4/4

Dec 26, 2000

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Ted Murphy

Hollywood.com

What is on screen is impressive, even with the sense of something missing.

Rated: B

Dec 13, 2009

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Bob Grimm

Sacramento News & Review

Rated: 3/5

Aug 7, 2008

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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

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thiago s

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/29/25

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Alain E

It’s watchable, but rather flat. Same with the cinematography: rarely there is a scene that grabs the viewer.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/19/24

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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: Miramax Films, Columbia Pictures
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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