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For director Robert Redford the trick was directing himself. The Oscar-winning director (Ordinary People, Quiz Show) says that he is one kind of actor (in the moment) and a different kind of director (more controlling). Whatever the problems, Redford has worked it out beautifully in this leisurely paced adaptation of Nicholas .. Read more

Starring	Robert Redford, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Dianne Wiest, Sam Neill
Director	Robert Redford
Genres	Drama

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- "...Mr. Redford has found his own visually eloquent way to turn the potboiler into a panorama, with a deep-seated love of the Montana landscape against which his rapturously beautiful film unfolds..."
- 7006
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
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  - 3
  Wholly satisfying, well-rounded movie experience
  
  If Robert Redford has ever directed a bad movie I haven't seen it and having checked his filmography on IMDb only The Milagro Beanfield War has eluded me.<... read more »
  
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  - 14 Jul 2004 at 13:30
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- - 0
  - 0
  A proper Tale , you will feel different about yourself.
  
  I really enjoyed the old fashioned ? up and down story of this tale , it has a beginning a middle and an end and is a comfortable donkey ride of a film for any ... read more »
  
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- - gingerkind
  - 7 reviews
  - 18 Nov 2011 at 23:51
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  Yay not Neigh
  
  A beautiful film for any horse lover, which I am, Robert Redford's directoral debut is breathtaking - the best horsey film I have seen
  
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- - a customer
  - 25 Apr 2011 at 19:16
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  The Horse Whisperer
  
  I kept putting off viewing this film as it sounded boring. I couldn't have been more wrong. The photography was beautiful and the film was a revelation to ... read more »
  
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  - Kent
  - 24 Mar 2011 at 08:36
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  - 4
  ...such a whisper, I fell asleep.
  
  Unfortunately, I fell asleep and gave up after 2 weeks of trying to wake myself up to finish off this film. I lost the will to live after 60mins, and although I... read more »
  
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- - Sebastian362
  - 46 reviews
  - England
  - 06 Apr 2010 at 21:11
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  No why as good as the book
  
  As a lover of the book I was very disappointed with this film, there was so many important things missed out. Maybe If I had not have read the book then I might... read more »
  
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- - NeilandEmma
  - 6 reviews
  - Shaftesbury
  - 30 Jan 2010 at 11:49
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  feel good movie
  
  Have waited years to see this film as I had read the book and enjoyed it. Old fashioned feel good movie - yesss
  
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  - Inverurie
  - 05 Nov 2009 at 16:05
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  Very disappointing
  
  This film is very unlike the book and has upset the REAL horse whisperer (roberts) as they use violence and tie the horse down. Wouldn't recommend this ... read more »
  
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  - Hemel Hempstead
  - 24 Oct 2009 at 22:50
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  Not as good as the book
  
  Beautifully shot, but lacked the power and emotion of the book.
  
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  - Cheltenham
  - 05 Sep 2009 at 19:23
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  - 0
  Could have been better
  
  Good film. Too much focus on teh ove story element for my likng.
  
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  - London
  - 02 Sep 2009 at 22:31
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  Excellent
  
  i remember watching this when i was about 8 and I didn't quite get it, but i just watched it again and i found it brilliant. superb acting, grace (scarlett ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 01 Feb 2009 at 17:33
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- - 7
  - 3
  Wholly satisfying, well-rounded movie experience
  
  If Robert Redford has ever directed a bad movie I haven't seen it and having checked his filmography on IMDb only The Milagro Beanfield War has eluded me.<... read more »
  
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  - Alfod
  - 115 reviews
  - Walsall
  - 14 Jul 2004 at 13:30
- - 5
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  Beautiful but very slow
  
  Visually, this film is stunning. It has a nice story but the main drawbacks are that it is very long and the pace at which the story progresses is very slow. ... read more »
  
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  - Northants, UK
  - 10 Mar 2004 at 10:14
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  Thought it would never end!
  
  Wish they'd shot Pilgrim at the start and saved us all a lot of pain.
  
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  - Essex
  - 30 Sep 2006 at 13:20
- - 5
  - 2
  Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!
  
  I had to watch this film in 2 sittings as this film is 3hrs long and it drags its heels for the first 2hrs. I?m not sure if the book made the film or the film ... read more »
  
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  - Reading, England
  - 24 May 2004 at 16:58
- - 4
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  Not A patch On The Book
  
  When I saw this I thought , I loved the book so I will love the film.
  
  What a mistake that was. This is a insult to all who love the book. It has been... read more »
  
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- - simpster
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  - SURBITON
  - 01 Feb 2005 at 08:14
- - 4
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  Absolutely brilliant!!
  
  Wow! What a powerful movie! This is definitely worth watching!! Even more so if you're a horse lover. A beautiful, touching, moving film.. I absolutely... read more »
  
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  - kent, england
  - 11 Oct 2005 at 20:02
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  Robert Redford directs...
  
  Robert Redford directs this compelling story of 14-year-old Grace MacLean (Scarlett Johansson), who is emotionally and physically scarred after suffering a ... read more »
  
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  - MANCHESTER
  - 12 Aug 2004 at 05:59
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  good film or is it?
  
  this may be a good evening in but again tht dvd sent out did not work . number 4 in a row that would not play - dont bother!
  
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- - claire hedderman
  - london
  - 19 May 2005 at 11:43
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  the horse whisperer
  
  a very slow, disappointing film. I love horses and have read the book...this was painful !
  
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  - Bishop's Stortford
  - 05 Mar 2008 at 19:28
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  Brlliant, if a little ...
  
  Brlliant, if a little long. Robert Redford stars as the lonely cowboy working with his brother on his brothers farm, Kirsten Scott Thomas, the mother, whose ... read more »
  
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  - LEICESTER
  - 10 Oct 2004 at 10:32

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Critics' reviews
- "...Mr. Redford has found his own visually eloquent way to turn the potboiler into a panorama, with a deep-seated love of the Montana landscape against which his rapturously beautiful film unfolds..."
- 7006
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- Redford's Tom Booker is nothing less than the perfect man: stoical, wise, warm, at home in the world, ruggedly handsome... read more on Time Out
- 42931
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:13
- "...The movie works as a thoroughly harmonious mix of performance, photography, scoring and emotional authenticity..."
- 7008
- - USA Today
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- Ponderous romantic drama, lushly photographed but never convincing on an emotional level.
- 29844
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
- "...Extremely well acted..."
- 7007
- - Sight and Sound
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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  For director Robert Redford the trick was directing himself. The Oscar-winning director (Ordinary People, Quiz Show) says that he is one kind of actor (in the moment) and a different kind of director (more controlling). Whatever the problems, Redford has worked it out beautifully in ...