Fresh
Directing himself for the first time, Redford has lavished his usual meticulous care on popular material that comes alive on the screen in ways that it never could on the page.
Todd McCarthy, Variety
The Horse Whisperer
1998 · 2h 49m · PG-13
Adventure, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Robert Redford
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The Horse Whisperer
Overview
The mother of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer to help the girl's equally injured horse.
Director and cast
- Robert Redford Director
- Robert Redford as Tom Booker
- Kristin Scott Thomas as Annie MacLean
- Sam Neill as Robert MacLean
- Scarlett Johansson as Grace MacLean
- Dianne Wiest as Diane Booker
- Chris Cooper as Frank Booker
- Cherry Jones as Liz Hammond
- Ty Hillman as Joe Booker
- Kate Bosworth as Judith
- Austin Schwarz as Twin #1
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
73%
Tomatometer
Rotten
This has loads of craft and honor but never quite takes off.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
We are not talking postmodern or even modern here, but the best kind of old-fashioned.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Rotten
That lack of identifiable passion is The Horse Whisperer's most vexing problem.
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
What The Horse Whisperer loses in storybook romance it gains in rock-solid values and a stirringly profound respect for nature...
Janet Maslin, New York Times
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