War Horse

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  • Opened December 25, 2011 
  • 2 hr 26 min
  • PG-13 | Intense sequences of war violence

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 13+. More on child suitability

  • An epic adventure for audiences of all ages. Set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War, “War Horse” begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert, who tames and trains him. When they are forcefully parted, the film follows the extraordinary journey of the horse as he moves through the war, changing and inspiring the lives of all those he meets—British cavalry, German soldiers, and a French farmer and his granddaughter—before the story reaches its emotional climax in the heart of No Man’s Land. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Jeremy Irvine, Peter Mullan, Emily Watson, Niels Arestrup, David Thewlis
  • Director: Steven Spielberg
  • Genres: Drama

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War Horse

by jwelch5742

It was awesome film. it got great screenplay, music score, Cinematography and wonderful producers for Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy ....

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by mollies_mom

What a wonderful film. Not as big a tearjerker as I had expected, though I did pull out the tissues at times. True fantasy but done so well. You cant help but notice the cinematography. What a...

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A Big And Sweeping Tale. Destined To Join The Animal Classics Of All Time.

by Alon Patterson

What would cinema be today had there been no Steven Spielberg? I cannot imagine. Thankfully, he was here to imagine many amazing and wonderful things for me and countless others these past few...

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Entertainment Weekly
| Lisa Schwarzbaum

This is a beautifully built, classically framed movie, shot with the unshowy natural expressiveness of a John Ford Western by Spielberg's great cinematographer, Janusz Kaminski. Read full review

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Rolling Stone
| Peter Travers

War Horse gets to you. It's one from the heart. Read full review

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Movieline
| Stephanie Zacharek

For all its borrowing from old Hollywood, I don't think War Horse is particularly nostalgic. The word I'd use is wistful. It's the largest, most lavish handful of wistfulness money can buy, and sometimes it's too much. Yet it's nice to know that even Steven Spielberg can still wish for something. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Steven Rea

Spielberg and his team - composer John Williams, as always, cinematographer Janusz Kaminski, screenwriter Richard Curtis - never forget their mission: to pull at heart strings, jerk some tears. Read full review

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Jeremy Irvine as Albert in "War Horse."