Shattered illusions are hard to repair -- especially for a good-hearted zebra named Stripes who's spent his life on a Kentucky farm amidst the sorely mistaken notion that he's a debonair thoroughbred. Once he faces the fact that his stark stripes mark him as different, he decides he'll race anyway. And with help from the young girl who raised him, he just might end up in the winner's circle.

Secretariat

2010

English

7.2

♡ 26

64%

Randall Wallace Director

Scott Glenn as Chris Chenery

John Malkovich as Lucien Laurin

James Cromwell as Ogden Phipps

Diane Lane as Penny Chenery

Housewife and mother Penny Chenery agrees to take over her ailing father's Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Against all odds, Chenery - with the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin - manages to navigate the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years.

The Sting

1973

English

8.2

♡ 73

93%

George Roy Hill Director

Paul Newman as

Sally Kirkland as Crystal

Dana Elcar as F.B.I. Agent Polk

Byron Morrow as Mr. Jameson from Chicago

A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.

National Velvet

1944

English

7.3

♡ 6

98%

human animal relationship

pre-unix

Sport

Clarence Brown Director

Angela Lansbury as Edwina Brown

Norma Varden as Miss Sims

Donald Crisp as Mr. Brown

William A. Boardway as Racetrack Spectator

Mi Taylor is a young wanderer and opportunist who finds himself in the quiet English countryside home of the Brown family. The youngest daughter, Velvet, has a passion for horses and when she wins the spirited steed Pie in a town lottery, Mi is encouraged to train the horse.

Public Enemies

2009

English

6.9

♡ 205

68%

Michael Mann Director

Johnny Depp as John Dillinger

Peter Gerety as Louis Piquett

Christian Bale as Melvin Purvis

Jason Clarke as 'Red' Hamilton

Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis, the task of bringing him in dead or alive.

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