Seabiscuit

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Seabiscuit

PG-13

2003

2h 20m

Drama

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In the midst of the Great Depression, a businessman (Jeff Bridges) coping with the tragic death of his son, a jockey with a history of brutal injuries (Tobey Maguire) and a down-and-out horse trainer (Chris Cooper) team up to help Seabiscuit, a temperamental, undersized racehorse. At first the horse struggles to win, but eventually Seabiscuit becomes one of the most successful thoroughbreds of all time, and inspires a nation at a time when it needs it most.

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Critics Consensus

A life-affirming, if saccharine, epic treatment of a spirit-lifting figure in sports history.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

An inspiring story for teens and up.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 28, 2010

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Todd McCarthy

Variety

Respectable when it should be thrilling, honorable when it should be rough and ready.

Jul 31, 2008

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David Ansen

Newsweek

[It] may be too airbrushed for its own good, but in the end nothing can stop this story from putting a lump in your throat.

Nov 1, 2007

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

The overlong runtime (loosely encompassing the benchmarks of the real-life symbol of hope) definitely doesn’t help in building toward a thrilling climax.

Rated: 5/10

Feb 6, 2025

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Twenty years after its theatrical release, Seabiscuit remains one of the best sports dramas to grace the screen.

Rated: 5/5

Jul 25, 2023

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James Croot

The Post NZ

The greatest horse racing movie of all-time.

Rated: 4.5/5

Jun 29, 2022

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Victoria J

It's really not very good. The script was embarrassing in some places, characters weren't likable, and not enough of the horse.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/12/25

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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

10/03/25

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Tyler S

Pretty straight forward film. Nothing flashy, but nothing I really disliked. Felt kinda slow at times, but it stayed committed to the story. Now I'm gonna do some research on the actual Seabiscuit.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/29/25

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Trou d

I'm a little late, I know. I never watched it before because I thought it wouldn't be my cup of tea, and I was right. Still, I have to give it four stars, partly because there is no three-and-a-half stars, but mostly for the following reasons: Some movies are good because they did a lot of things right. This one is good because they didn't do a lot of things wrong. First and foremost, the horse remains a horse throughout, an animal, however noble and trainable he might be. Second, there is no half-baked love story shoehorned in for the Maguire character; they stick to his career. Third, they didn't milk the emotional parts the way movies so often do, plucking your heartstrings while groping for your wallet. Fourth, they kept the conflict on the track without trying to work in some lame social engineering despite its being set in the Great Depression. It didn't get five stars because it didn't sing, it didnt move me the way the great movies do. It was a modest look at a shining moment in sports history, and it was entertaining and watchable.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/25/25

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Clay D.

I saw this at 15. I thought it was good.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/13/25

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Jennifer Tehani S

Holds up after so many years. One of my favorite films!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/25

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Gary Ross

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Tobey Maguire

Johnny "Red" Pollard

Jeff Bridges

Charles Howard

Chris Cooper

Tom Smith

Elizabeth Banks

Marcela Howard

Gary Stevens

George "The Iceman" Woolf

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Synopsis

In the midst of the Great Depression, a businessman (Jeff Bridges) coping with the tragic death of his son, a jockey with a history of brutal injuries (Tobey Maguire) and a down-and-out horse trainer (Chris Cooper) team up to help Seabiscuit, a temperamental, undersized racehorse. At first the horse struggles to win, but eventually Seabiscuit becomes one of the most successful thoroughbreds of all time, and inspires a nation at a time when it needs it most.

Director: Gary Ross
Producer: Gary Ross, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Jane Sindell
Screenwriter: Gary Ross, Laura Hillenbrand
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Spyglass Entertainment, Kennedy/Marshall, DreamWorks Pictures, Universal Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 25, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 5, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $120.1M
Runtime: 2h 20m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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