Fresh
A great family film.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
2005 · 1h 46m · PG
Drama, Family
Directed by
John Gatins
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Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
Overview
Ben Crane believes that a severely injured racehorse deserves another chance. He and his daughter Cale adopt the mare and save it from being sacrificed by the owner.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
64%
Tomatometer
Fresh
For family audiences seeking easy assurance, moral certitude and, of course, moving scenes of a gorgeous, galloping horse.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Fresh
Lovely family film, which has a way of resonating in one's imagination for days.
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times
Rotten
As a sports drama -- a genre that's gotten entirely too much play lately -- Dreamer is singularly unexciting.
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
It's to Fanning's and Russell's credit, and the filmmakers', that the formula never gets the better of the film.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
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