Seabiscuit
2003 · Movie · PG-13 · 141 min · ★ 7.1 · 75% critics
Set during the Great Depression, this true story follows an undersized racehorse whose unexpected victories lift the spirits of the people around it and capture national hope. Despite challenges and doubts, the horse’s rise turns perseverance into a shared triumph.
Based on Seabiscuit: An American Legend
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Details
- Years
- 2003
- Release date
- 2003-07-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 141 min
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (934 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Seabiscuit if you want an uplifting true-story underdog with high-energy race excitement and big emotional payoff; Not for you if you dislike sentimental sports dramas or find hope-based biopics too familiar, like Cinderella Man or Ford v Ferrari.
Pros: inspiring true-story heart; thrilling race scenes; strong cast performances | Cons: slow start; sentiment-heavy tone; some critics find it predictable
Themes
- based on novel or book
- horse race
- american dream
- horse
- racehorse
- great depression
- based on true story
- jockey
- horse trainer
- seabiscuit
- 1930s
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 2004 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 2004 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 2004 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 2004 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2004 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2004 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2004 · nominated
Cast & crew
Tobey Maguire
as Red Pollard
David McCullough
as Narrator
Jeff Bridges
as Charles Howard
Chris Cooper
as Tom Smith
Elizabeth Banks
as Marcela Howard
- GS
Gary L. Stevens
as George Woolf
Eddie Jones
as Samuel D. Riddle
William H. Macy
as Tick Tock McGlaughlin
Royce D. Applegate
as Dutch Doogan
- CM
Chris McCarron
as Charley Kurtsinger
Directed by Gary Ross