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22/07/2003 Drama, History 2h 21m
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The hopes of a nation rode on a long shot.

Overview

True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.

  1. Gary Ross

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Tobey Maguire

    Red Pollard

  2. David McCullough

    Narrator

  3. Jeff Bridges

    Charles Howard

  4. Chris Cooper

    Tom Smith

  5. Elizabeth Banks

    Marcela Howard

  6. Gary L. Stevens

    George Woolf

  7. Eddie Jones

    Samuel D. Riddle

  8. William H. Macy

    Tick Tock McGlaughlin

  9. Royce D. Applegate

    Dutch Doogan

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2019-05-26
It wears its sentimental heart firmly on its fetlock.

As the depression era kicks in, Americans were grasping for any sort of inspiration they could get, enter equine supreme, Seabiscuit. Considered broken down, too small and untrainable, Seabiscuit went on to become a bastion of great racehorses and in the process bringing solace to those closest to it.

Back in 2003 upon its initial release, critics were very divided as to the merits of Seabiscuit as a picture. Some were concerned that this adaptation from Laura Hillenbrand's highly thought of novel missed too many crucial elements, o...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$87,000,000.00

Revenue
$148,300,000.00

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