Sylvester

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Sylvester

PG

1985

1h 42m

Kids & Family

Drama

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A spunky Texas girl (Melissa Gilbert) and an old Westerner (Richard Farnsworth) take a rodeo horse to the Olympic trials in Kentucky.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

There is a good movie here, obscured by a tired old formula.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 23, 2004

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Jun 19, 2005

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Daniel Eagan

Film Journal International

Sweet-natured horse-racing drama

Rated: 3/5

Sep 20, 2004

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

A lackadaisical drama that lacks the kinetic energy needed to maintain our interest.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 21, 2004

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Dated and predictable, but a feel good story.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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This is super fun to watch! She rides Prelim in her first event!! LOL

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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This is a good horse flick that I have watched over and over again..

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Audience Member

One of my all time favorite movies

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

Getting past the sappy coming of age aspect in this movie is pretty easy. What I love about it is the fairly accurate portral of Eventing

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Audience Member

I saw this movie as a little girl, and seeing it again still warms my heart.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Tim Hunter

Director

Melissa Gilbert

Charlie

Richard Farnsworth

Foster

Michael Schoeffling

Matt

Constance Towers

Muffy

Chris Pedersen

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Synopsis

A spunky Texas girl (Melissa Gilbert) and an old Westerner (Richard Farnsworth) take a rodeo horse to the Olympic trials in Kentucky.

Director: Tim Hunter
Producer: Martin Jurow
Screenwriter: Carol Sobieski
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation, Rastar Pictures
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2010
Runtime: 1h 42m
Sound Mix: Surround

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