Racing Stripes
2005 · Movie · PG · 102 min · ★ 5.9 · 39% critics
A young zebra grows up on a Kentucky farm believing he’s meant to be a champion racehorse. When he finally accepts what makes him different, he sets his sights on competing anyway, leaning on encouragement from the girl who raised him and a barnyard of unlikely supporters.
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Details
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-01-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Critic score
- 39/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (663 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a light, feel-good family movie about chasing big dreams with lots of animal humor; Not for you if you dislike talking animals, crude jokes, or very predictable sports stories like Air Bud.
Pros: upbeat underdog story; cute talking animals; family-friendly fun | Cons: predictable plot beats; juvenile potty jokes; uneven live-action mix
Themes
- underdog
- farm
- horse race
- love of animals
- horse
- identity crisis
- zebra
- anthropomorphism
Cast & crew
Frankie Muniz
as Stripes (voice)
Hayden Panettiere
as Channing Walsh
Bruce Greenwood
as Nolan Walsh
Mandy Moore
as Sandy (voice)
Wendie Malick
as Clara Dalrymple
M. Emmet Walsh
as Woodzie
Snoop Dogg
as Lightning (voice)
Michael Clarke Duncan
as Clydesdale (voice)
Jeff Foxworthy
as Reggie (voice)
Whoopi Goldberg
as Franny (voice)
Directed by Frederik Du Chau