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  • 2016
  • PG
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2016
  • PG
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 25 m

Summary Set in a former mining village in Wales, Dark Horse is the inspirational true story of a group of friends from a working men's club who decide to take on the elite 'sport of kings' and breed themselves a racehorse. Raised on a slagheap allotment, their foal grows into an unlikely champion, beating the finest thoroughbreds in the land, be...

Directed By: Louise Osmond

Written By: Louise Osmond

  • 2016
  • PG
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2016
  • PG
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 25 m

Dark Horse

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 29 Critic Reviews
75
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 8 User Ratings
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Summary Set in a former mining village in Wales, Dark Horse is the inspirational true story of a group of friends from a working men's club who decide to take on the elite 'sport of kings' and breed themselves a racehorse. Raised on a slagheap allotment, their foal grows into an unlikely champion, beating the finest thoroughbreds in the land, be...

Directed By: Louise Osmond

Written By: Louise Osmond

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 29 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 29 Critic Reviews
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90% Positive
26 Reviews
10% Mixed
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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89
May 25, 2016
While the underdog element of this tale is emotionally gratifying, it’s the humanity on unadorned display here that will move you beyond words.
By Steve Davis FULL REVIEW
83
May 7, 2016
It's a true winner and a genuine crowdpleaser, a human story told well through one incredible animal.
By Kate Erbland FULL REVIEW

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13% Mixed
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gizmoclunky
Jun 18, 2016
FABULOUS FILM! A real gem. No one swears. No one dies. But yet it's funny and tragic. Dramatic and peaceful. It's a cinematic gem in a sea of crud....
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Jollyjoe1000
Jun 24, 2016
It is good in a lot of cadigorys and is very entertaining throughout. It may not be as good as other horse films like Seabiscuit. But it is still a great film that I recommend.
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80
Dec 7, 2015
A heartwarming true story that has been expertly crafted into an irresistible, emotion-charged documentary.
By Allan Hunter FULL REVIEW
75
May 27, 2016
Americans seem uncommonly uncomfortable discussing our own class struggles. But, boy, do we love to watch the Brits do it. I think that's one reason the inspiring and joyful Dark Horse is such an appealing film.
By Tirdad Derakhshani FULL REVIEW
75
May 7, 2016
Osmond knows how to present the citizens in a no-nonsense fashion that balances their day-to-day struggles and the parallel triumphs of their beloved horse.
By Michael Snydel FULL REVIEW
70
May 5, 2016
The villagers, excitable everyday folks, make for capital interview subjects, and the filmmakers wring poignancy from re-enactments your brain knows are a little much but your heart may thrum to anyway.
By Alan Scherstuhl FULL REVIEW
60
Dec 4, 2015
It's hard not to be seduced by this folky yarn.
By Anna Smith FULL REVIEW
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TigerBosco
Jun 16, 2016
I liked it because I love animal miracle stories. Don't Google Dream Alliance if you don't want spoilers. Yes, it's a true story related by 'characters' who know how to tell a shaggy-horse yarn all about the minority horse hob-knobbling his way into high society. It's a tribute to these talking heads that they were so engaging that many times I was quite verklempt. And I like the fact that it was a wee woman who put the syndicate together and made it work.
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smiyamot
Dec 16, 2016
What a great story! 30 bar patrons chip in 10 pounds a week to breed a racehorse. And it only gets better. Unfortunately, the movie is not as good. At an hour and a half, it's stretched with filler. Would have made a great 50 minute TV show
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Production Company Darlow Smithson Productions, Envision Casting
Release Date May 6, 2016
Duration 1 h 25 m
Rating PG
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Tagline The incredible true story of Dream Alliance
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Awards

Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
British Independent Film Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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