Horse Girl

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Horse Girl

R

2020

1h 44m

Comedy

Drama

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A woman's surreal dreams affect her perception of reality.

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Horse Girl proves unwilling or unable to explore the deeper themes it addresses, but this unusual drama is anchored by Alison Brie's committed performance.

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Marissa De La Cerda

Chicago Reader

Brie's performance is powerful and the film's editing does a superb job of mixing Sarah's obscured perception with reality, succeeding in offering an unsettling look into the mind of someone who suffers from a severe mental illness.

Feb 24, 2020

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

Brie is rawly convincing as a troubled woman for whom the sides of reality have become too slippery, transformed into the heroine of a private sci-fi melodrama.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 12, 2020

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

Brie's performance is open and honest and disturbing and funny and lovely and resonant.

Rated: 3.5/4

Feb 11, 2020

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Elissa Suh

Moviepudding (Substack)

Festooned with beads and fabrics, Horse Girl is visually inventive and ultimately succeeds on the grounds of Alison Brie's unwavering and longtail commitment to playing more than just the pretty girl.

Sep 14, 2021

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Bianca Garner

Next Best Picture

A career-best performance from Alison Brie and a complex, thoughtful approach to mental illness.

Rated: 7/10

May 5, 2021

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Alan Boon

Starburst

Amongst the metaphor and pathos, it's Brie's performance that stands out.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 20, 2020

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Absolutely love this film

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/30/24

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Annie S

I watched this movie when it first came out and it stuck with me. I think about it a few times a year. The concepts in it. The premise. The acting was really great. I’m rewatching it and I realized I need to leave a review. I can’t seem to forget this movie. It’s really well done. It’s weird—-in a horse girl weird way.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/08/24

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Peach S

Mixes the concepts of reality in the slow spiral to madness while still leaving you question if you should be on her side

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/20/24

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sietske v

Weird movie, there was no great plot or a moment where they explain the movie to us. I did not enjoy

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/29/24

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Terry H

The plot is a slow descent of a somewhat nerdy normal gal down into the depths of mental illness. Or is it mental illness? Up to the viewer to decide by the end. Alison Brie was outstanding in the lead role.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/24

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Jeff M

To whatever degree this movie works is mainly thanks to Alison Brie, whose performance pretty much holds everything together and is frankly the only above average element here. She does a commendable job of portraying the ravages of mental illness without going over the top. Sarah isn't an especially interesting character, but Brie does her best with limited material. The first half is a bit slow but does tend to build some curiosity as to what direction the story is taking us. However, as things tend to spiral out of control in the second half, the degree of confusion is only equaled by our degree of disinterest. I was left with a lot of questions at the end of this movie, but none that I was particularly interested in having answered. This is a rainy day time killer, but nothing more.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/24

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Synopsis

A woman's surreal dreams affect her perception of reality.

Director: Jeff Baena
Producer: Jeff Baena, Alison Brie, Alana Carithers, Mel Eslyn
Screenwriter: Jeff Baena, Alison Brie
Production Co: Duplass Brothers Productions
Rating: R (Language|Graphic Nudity|Drug Use|Some Sexuality)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 7, 2020
Runtime: 1h 44m

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