The Horse Whisperer

Movie · Drama · Romance

Academy Award-winner Robert Redford (Best Director, 1980, ORDINARY PEOPLE) stars with Academy Award-nominee Kristin Scott Thomas (Best Actress, 1996, THE ENGLISH PATIENT) in this landmark epic adapted from one of the most acclaimed novels of our time! After a devastating riding accident, a young girl and her beloved horse are both left with serious physical and emotional scars. Determined to help, the girl's desperate mother (Thomas) puts her busy, big-city life on hold and travels west to seek out the "Horse Whisperer." When she meets this rugged, down-to-earth rancher (Redford), she discovers his extraordinary gift with animals also touches the lives of the people around him! Featuring Hollywood favorites Sam Neill (JURASSIC PARK) and Oscar-winner Dianne Wiest (Best Supporting Actress, 1994, BULLETS OVER BROADWAY) in a superb cast -- critics and moviegoers alike were captivated by this powerful motion picture event!

1998 · 2h 42m
Director Robert Redford

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The Horse Whisperer

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Academy Award-winner Robert Redford (Best Director, 1980, ORDINARY PEOPLE) stars with Academy Award-nominee Kristin Scott Thomas (Best Actress, 1996, THE ENGLISH PATIENT) in this landmark epic adapted from one of the most acclaimed novels of our time! After a devastating riding accident, a young girl and her beloved horse are both left with serious physical and emotional scars. Determined to help, the girl's desperate mother (Thomas) puts her busy, big-city life on hold and travels west to seek out the "Horse Whisperer." When she meets this rugged, down-to-earth rancher (Redford), she discovers his extraordinary gift with animals also touches the lives of the people around him! Featuring Hollywood favorites Sam Neill (JURASSIC PARK) and Oscar-winner Dianne Wiest (Best Supporting Actress, 1994, BULLETS OVER BROADWAY) in a superb cast -- critics and moviegoers alike were captivated by this powerful motion picture event!

COMMON SENSE

Gorgeous, slow-paced '90s horse drama has mature themes.

TOMATOMETER
Average 7.1
Reviews 63
Fresh 46
Rotten 17

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Studio
Touchstone Pictures
Released
1998
Run Time
2 hr 42 min
Rated
PG-13 For A Disturbing Accident Scene
Region of Origin
United States
© 1998 TOUCHSTONE PICTURES

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AD, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC), French (Canada) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), Korean

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.