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Seabiscuit

Seabiscuit

Drama · History · 2003

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.

Movie details

Seabiscuit

“The hopes of a nation rode on a long shot.”

2003 Drama · History 2h 21m

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TMDB

7.1 / 10

Community rating

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.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Gary Ross

Written by

Gary Ross

Tobey Maguire

Tobey Maguire

Red Pollard

David McCullough

David McCullough

Narrator

Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

Charles Howard

Chris Cooper

Chris Cooper

Tom Smith

Elizabeth Banks

Elizabeth Banks

Marcela Howard

G

Gary L. Stevens

George Woolf

Eddie Jones

Eddie Jones

Samuel D. Riddle

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Put Seabiscuit on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.