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Hidalgo

Play trailer Poster for Hidalgo PG-13 Released Mar 5, 2004 2h 15m Adventure Action Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Rugged cowboy Frank Hopkins (Viggo Mortensen) is an expert horseman who performs in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. When affluent Sheik Riyadh (Omar Sharif), piqued by tales of Hopkins' talent, challenges Hopkins to prove himself in a treacherous long-distance horse race called the Ocean of Fire, Hopkins is forced to oblige. In the Middle East with his American mustang, he must race against thoroughbred horses ridden by the best riders in the world with his reputation -- and his life -- at stake.
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The scenery looks great, but this overstuffed horse story contains too much cheese.

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader This big-budget western bears a striking resemblance to the recent Tom Cruise vehicle The Last Samurai, though it's more fun and less pretentious. Jun 29, 2022 Full Review Antonia Quirke London Evening Standard Sharif grounds the silliness a little. When he looks across the desert with those eyes that have always hinted that hard weather is coming, everybody else rushing around the set looks overdressed for a costume party. Dec 18, 2017 Full Review Nell Minow Common Sense Media Formulaic, overly simple, too violent for tweens. Rated: 3/5 Dec 24, 2010 Full Review Cory Woodroof For the Win (USA Today) While the film might be more fiction than fact, it’s still a great experience for those who love a good, adventurous horse-racing movie. May 19, 2023 Full Review Kaleem Aftab The List Although some of the colonial stylization is impressive, this Mortensen post-"Rings" vehicle is pure horse neck and camel meat. Rated: 2/5 Apr 18, 2019 Full Review Mark Steyn The Spectator The film itself can't seem to decide whether it's a Saturday morning serial for the kids, a new Indiana Jones, or something with a bit more dramatic heft Feb 1, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Bethany B Solid acting and a visually beautiful movie. Magnificent horses! Family friendly. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/04/24 Full Review Carter C From beautiful settings, to cinematography, to plot, to actors, this movie is an emotional and inspiring adventure, even if it’s not completely accurate or if it has incredibly slow pacing. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/17/24 Full Review Christina A I love the cinematography and the interpretation is decent even though it's not quite what really happened. But I like Viggo and Omar in this and as a movie it's entertaining despite whatever drawbacks it has. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/12/24 Full Review Adrian B The film was good fun to watch in spite of all imperfections. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/02/23 Full Review Edgar M Siempre me ha gustado mucho esta película. Me parece muy emotiva y con buena acción. La he visto muchas veces. Y muy buenas las actuaciones. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/06/23 Full Review Alee Q Le peli me gustó mucho, de crío y e grande Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Rugged cowboy Frank Hopkins (Viggo Mortensen) is an expert horseman who performs in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. When affluent Sheik Riyadh (Omar Sharif), piqued by tales of Hopkins' talent, challenges Hopkins to prove himself in a treacherous long-distance horse race called the Ocean of Fire, Hopkins is forced to oblige. In the Middle East with his American mustang, he must race against thoroughbred horses ridden by the best riders in the world with his reputation -- and his life -- at stake.
Director
Joe Johnston
Producer
Casey Silver
Screenwriter
John Fusco
Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co
Dune Films, Touchstone Pictures, Casey Silver Productions, Hidalgo Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Some Mild Innuendo|Adventure Violence)
Genre
Adventure, Action, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 5, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$67.3M
Runtime
2h 15m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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