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  • 2012
  • PG
  • Screen Media Films
  • 1 h 46 m
  • 2012
  • PG
  • Screen Media Films
  • 1 h 46 m

Summary Wild Horse, Wild Ride tells the story of the Extreme Mustang Makeover Challenge, an annual contest that dares 100 people to each tame a totally wild mustang in order to get it adopted into a better life beyond federal corrals. Stunning and poignant, Alex Dawson and Greg Gricus’ debut feature documentary chronicles a handful of unforgetta...

Directed By: Alex Dawson, Greg Gricus

  • 2012
  • PG
  • Screen Media Films
  • 1 h 46 m
  • 2012
  • PG
  • Screen Media Films
  • 1 h 46 m

Wild Horse, Wild Ride

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary Wild Horse, Wild Ride tells the story of the Extreme Mustang Makeover Challenge, an annual contest that dares 100 people to each tame a totally wild mustang in order to get it adopted into a better life beyond federal corrals. Stunning and poignant, Alex Dawson and Greg Gricus’ debut feature documentary chronicles a handful of unforgetta...

Directed By: Alex Dawson, Greg Gricus

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
55
33% Positive
2 Reviews
50% Mixed
3 Reviews
17% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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33% Positive
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50% Mixed
3 Reviews
17% Negative
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70
Sep 8, 2012
With its gorgeous big-sky vistas, stirring shots of the majestic mustangs and intimate bits between trainers and trainees, Wild Horse proves a warm and memorable ride.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW
70
Aug 23, 2012
The first interactions between human and animal are fascinating, as the trainers often apply different approaches. As the horses learn to trust their trainers, connections grow into deep bonds.
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60
Aug 23, 2012
This gorgeous-looking documentary is crying out to be remade as a family film feature.
By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 13, 2012
Frustrations abound with this limited film, but Wild Horse, Wild Ride does one thing exceptionally well, and that is convey the emotional bond between trainer and horse.
By Kimberley Jones FULL REVIEW
50
Aug 21, 2012
Even its most interesting human subjects can't compare to the beauty and enigma of the wild horses who, after a life of running free, find themselves forced to two-step and bow to bizarre commands.
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38
Aug 23, 2012
If this sounds like the premise of one of those tiresome Discovery Channel docu-tainments, it's because it essentially is, only heavily abbreviated to fit the feature-film format.
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Release Date Aug 24, 2012
Duration 1 h 46 m
Rating PG
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Tagline 100 Days. 100 People. 100 Mustangs.
Website http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wild-Horse-Wild-Ride/162584703787314
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Awards

Aspen Filmfest
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Palm Springs International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Gotham Awards
• 1 Nomination

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