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Seabiscuit

2003

Gary Ross

Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Banks ...

6.3

13,480

Drama "Seabiscuit," an American epic of triumph and perseverance set during the Great Depression, is based on the best-selling book that was one of the most popular and widely read non-fiction books of recent years. It is the story of three men - a jockey (Maguire), a trainer (Cooper) and a businessman (Bridges) - and the down-and-out racehorse that took them and the entire nation on the ride of a lifetime.

	Author	Review
United States	Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"It is not as exceptional a film as the reality deserves, but with a story this strong and races this expertly re-created, it squeezes out a victory by being as good a movie as it needs to be."	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"I liked the movie a whole lot without quite loving it, maybe because although I can easily feel love for dogs I have never bonded much with horses (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Derek Malcolm The Guardian	"It tells such a good story in such a cleverly old-fashioned way that you go along with practically everything (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"The main problem with 'Seabiscuit,' indeed, is a surfeit of reverence. It turns the thrilling celebration of a collection of rambunctious, maverick characters into an exercise in high-minded, responsible sentimentality"	NEU
United Kingdom	Angie Errigo Empire	"Wonderfully lovely and uplifting. Ross could be accused of over-egging the pudding, but a yarn this handsome, heartwarming and thrilling can't lose (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"[It] is the kind of inspirational drama that generally plays well 12 months a year (...) Ross displays a powerful ability to evoke a time and place (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Nell Minow Common Sense Media	"This horse lovers' movie is far from perfect, but it offers good, solid, heartwarming entertainment"	POS

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