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Plot Summary:
A 14-year-old girl who works at a racetrack trains a talking racehorse with issues, transforming him into a winner.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 398
Genere: Family, Sport
Country: USA, New Zealand
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sincere, feel good, captivating, entertaining
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Joey and Ella (2021)
Plot Summary:
When a baby kangaroo gets accidentally swept up in a jewelry heist, she becomes separated from her mother for the first time in her young life. Alone and frightened, a worldly teenage girl Ella, who also knows the pain of losing her mother, discovers her and nurses Joey back to health. However, when Joey is falsely implicated in the robbery, Ella has to work quickly to reunite her with her mother before shes either captured by the bumbling jewel thieves or taken into custody by a determined detective hot on their trail.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 179
Genere: Family
Country: France, USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Mystic (2020)
Plot Summary:
A group of horse-mad teenagers who are regulars at their local stables on the fictional NZ peninsula of Kauri Point. Worrying incidents surrounding a new industrial development prove the catalyst for a series of events that means the group have to risk everything in order to save their horses.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 254
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: New Zealand
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, thrilling
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Pegasus: Pony With a Broken Wing (2019)
Plot Summary:
It’ll take a miracle to save the Killian family’s ranch… but miracles come in all shapes and sizes. Just as a greedy developer plans to take over their ranch, tween girl Sydney Killian and a neighbor boy find a mysterious pony with an injured wing. As they secretly heal the creature, they find the pony’s magical powers could change their fortunes forever.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 145
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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Windstorm: The Great Hurricane (2021)
Plot Summary:
Due to the sudden outbreak of a hurricane, a traveling circus, famous for its stunning numbers with horses, calls into the small German estate of Kaltenbach. Soon, Ari realizes that one of the horses of this circus, named Orcan, is in mortal danger. Together with the boy Carlo and their faithful friend, the horse Ostwind, they try to save Orkan from the cruel owner of a traveling circus. However, the shrewd director unravels their audacious plan. And Ostwind's horse is also in trouble. Ari and Carlo have very little time to rectify the situation and save Ostwind.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 202
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Spirit Riders (2015)
Plot Summary:
When a rebellious teen is arrested and sentenced to an equine therapy camp, she forms a connection with a spirited thoroughbred that she helps train with the guidance of the ranch's no-nonsense owner.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 309
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Race To Win (2016)
Plot Summary:
After losing her father, a young women must find the strength to face her fears and compete in the race of her life or her family will lose everything.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 359
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, thrilling
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A Gift Horse (2015)
Plot Summary:
Torn apart by the loss of her mother, young Amanda spends time at a ranch owned by a business tycoon. When his spoiled daughter rejects their new horse, Amanda proves that Misty is a true champion and restores her happiness in the process.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 319
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, disturbing
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The Horse Dancer (2017)
Plot Summary:
When one of America's most promising young gymnasts, Samantha Wick, is cut from the Olympic team, she decides to follow her dreams of horseback riding by joining a girls horse camp. With financial troubles threatening to shut the camp down, Samantha uses her gymnastic prowess to start a horse-dancing team to raise money and save the camp!.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 308
Genere: Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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Wiener Dog Nationals (2013)
Plot Summary:
A family adopts a runt of a dachshund from a shelter. Only time will tell if little "Shelly" and her new family are up for the challenges of entering the nation's greatest wiener dog race, Wienerschnitzel's "Wiener Dog Nationals.".
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 427
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Harley's Hill (2011)
Plot Summary:
Harley, a runaway thoroughbred, is found by a rancher and his daughter. Unable to find the owner, they nurture him back to health, and the girl includes Harley as her partner in her horse club competitions.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 103
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, light, feel good
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Swimming for Gold (2020)
Plot Summary:
Young elite swimmer Claire is sent to Australia to coach a boys swimming team, where she must overcome an old rival and a secret fear to save the swimming camp from closing.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 613
Genere: Family, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, sincere
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Orphan Horse (2018)
Plot Summary:
A retired horse trainer finds a young runaway girl in his barn. Skeptic at first, he let's her stay and a friendship develops while he discovers her heart and talent for horses.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 602
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, disturbing, inspirational, touching
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A Champion Heart (2018)
Plot Summary:
A troubled girl finds faith, hope, and healing through a relationship with a wounded horse.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 445
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, light, captivating, entertaining, christian film
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Black Beauty (2015)
Plot Summary:
A modern retelling of Anna Sewell’s classic novel, Black Beauty explores the heartfelt story of 15 year-old Audry who makes the discovery of a lifetime whilst volunteering at a city animal shelter. Rescued from an abusive owner and recovering from a traumatic past, Black Beauty possesses a most unique quality of character, endearing itself to Audry and her Grandpa who adopt the horse in order to give it a second chance and perhaps even help revitalize their own family situation. Aided by dedicated trainer James and tested by the many challenges of equine life, Black Beauty has his work cut out for him as he embarks on a remarkable journey of discovery and friendship.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 328
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, feel good, captivating
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A Horse Tale (2015)
Plot Summary:
Uptight city accountant Michael Thompson is hired to help a family save their stable before the bank shuts them down. Michael reluctantly agrees, but as he searches for ways to save a family's legacy, he finds something he never expected.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 309
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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Destined to Ride (2018)
Plot Summary:
Lily's life is turned upside down when she is forced to leave her friends to spend the summer on a remote ranch with her nature-loving aunt. She is surprised to meet an unlikely group of friends and Pistachio, the horse she has an unbreakable bond with. When her aunt is threatened by unfriendly neighbors, Lily knows it is up to her to save the ranch.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 293
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Apple of My Eye (2017)
Plot Summary:
A young girl struggles after a traumatic horse riding accident causes her to lose her eyesight. CHARLES, the head trainer of Southeastern Guide Dogs, trains Apple, a miniature horse, to be her companion and surrogate eyes.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 495
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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A Cowgirl's Story (2017)
Plot Summary:
Dusty Rhodes is new at Jefferson High, and she sticks out like a... well, a cowgirl. Dusty is a real cowgirl from Texas. Her parents are in the U.S. Army: her mother a helicopter pilot and her father a Special Forces Army Ranger. At first, Dusty is an outcast, but eventually she makes friends with a group that includes Savanah, a girl whose father was killed while fighting in Iraq three years earlier. Even though Savanah is kind of Goth and Dusty is all cowgirl they have a special connection and they bond. Dusty gets the school to agree to an Equestrian Drill Team and she enlists her new city slicker friends to join the team. As Dusty and the team practice, Dusty deals with the fears that come with her mother fighting in Afghanistan.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 680
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating
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Emma's Chance (2016)
Plot Summary:
While fulfilling her community service hours at a horse rescue ranch, Emma forms an unlikely bond with an abused show horse who won't let anyone ride him.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: touching, sincere, sentimental, sweet, realistic
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Flicka: Country Pride (2012)
Plot Summary:
Flicka and Toby help out a struggling stable owner and her teenage daughter.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, touching, semi serious, realistic, light, sincere, sentimental
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Sylvester (1985)
Plot Summary:
Charlie is a 16-year-old orphan struggling to raise her two younger brothers when she endeavors to train a wild horse she names Sylvester and turn him into an Olympic jumping champion.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 491
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, uplifting, touching, feel good, realistic, semi serious
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Windstorm 2 (2015)
Plot Summary:
Summer vacation. Mika is overjoyed to see Ostwind again. But then she discovers strange wounds on the belly of Ostwind, for which no one has an explanation. Yet this is Kaltenbach verge of bankruptcy! With a heavy heart Mika decides to participate in a variety tournament in which beckons a high prize money. But during training affects Ostwind distracted, often he runs away easily. Mika pursued the black stallion until deep into the forest and is quite surprised: From the thicket a seemingly magical gray mare appears and the two horses dance around lovingly. Suddenly, a strange boy named Milan appears, who says the mare had escaped him. He claimed that he could Help Mika to win the tournament. But is there still time to save Kaltenbach?.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, teen
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Immenhof - The Adventure of a Summer (2019)
Plot Summary:
After the death of their father three sisters, sixteen year old Lou, Charly who is in her early twenties and Emmie who is a mere child, have to try and run the family's horse farm between them. They have to overcome all manner of adversity in order to keep their beloved farm.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 245
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Germany
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, disturbing
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Windstorm 3 (2017)
Plot Summary:
Ostwind and Mika have found a real home at the farm Kaltenbach with Mika's grandmother. In the hustle of running therapy center and due to Mika's fame as a horse-whisperer, she feels that she doesn't have enough freedom and time to ride. After a serious disagreement with her grandmother, Mika secretly sets off for the night in eastern Andalusia, Spain, where she suspects Ostwind's roots are.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 632
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Germany
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, uplifting, touching, captivating, teen
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Rodeo Girl (2016)
Plot Summary:
Shipped off to her American dad's ranch for the summer, a teen and her horse Lucky Lad compete for a spot at the National Youth Rodeo.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 344
Genere: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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A Sunday Horse (2016)
Plot Summary:
After a near-fatal accident, on a horse the experts thought was nothing special, a determined rider from the wrong side of the tracks defies all the odds to pursue her dreams of winning a national jumping championship.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 996
Genere: Biography, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, disturbing, emotional
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Alex & Me (2018)
Plot Summary:
An uplifting story of the passion and drive it takes to succeed and the power of family to help realize your dreams.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 627
Genere: Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: inspirational, light, sincere, captivating
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Casey's Shadow (1978)
Plot Summary:
Casey's family raises and trains race horses, and their latest undersized foal named Casey's Shadow does not seem to have a lot going for it, but may turn out to be a champion.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 671
Genere: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: sincere, emotional, realistic, semi serious
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Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005)
Plot Summary:
Ben Crane believes that a severely injured racehorse deserves another chance. He and his daughter Cale adopt the horse (in fact is a mare)and save it of being sacrificed by the owner.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: inspirational, touching, emotional, sentimental, feel good, serious, motivational, exciting, entertaining, sad
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Racing Stripes (2005)
Plot Summary:
Shattered illusions are hard to repair -- especially for a good-hearted zebra named Stripes who's spent his life on a Kentucky farm amidst the sorely mistaken notion that he's a debonair thoroughbred. Once he faces the fact that his stark stripes mark him as different, he decides he'll race anyway. And with help from the young girl who raised him, he just might end up in the winner's circle.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: humorous, inspirational, touching, feel good, funny, fast, semi serious, light, clever, sweet