Stefan and Dolly Oblonsky have had a spat and Stefan has asked his sister, Anna Karenina, to come down to Moscow to help mend the rift. Anna's companion on the train from St. Petersburg is Countess Vronsky who is met at the Moscow station by her son. Col. Vronsky looks very dashing in his uniform and it's love at first sight when he looks at Anna and their eyes meet.

The Galloping Major

1951

English

6.1

♡ 1

Henry Cornelius Director

Duncan Lamont as 2nd Trainer

Basil Radford as Major Arthur Hill

Sam Kydd as Newspaper Vendor

Janette Scott as Susan Hill

A syndicate is set up to buy a racehorse, but they end up buying the wrong one by mistake. Unfortunately the horse is useless on the flat, so they try entering him as a jumper.

Wings of the Morning

1937

English

5.7

♡ 2

spanish civil war (1936-39)

Sport

War

Glenn Tryon Director

Henry Fonda as Kerry Gilfallen

Evelyn Ankers as Party Guest

Pat Noonan as Police Sergeant

Annabella as Young Marie

A beautiful Gypsy girl falls in love with a horse trainer.

Bush Christmas

1983

English

5.2

♡ 3

Henri Safran Director

John Ewart as Bill

Nicole Kidman as Helen

Mark Spain as John Thompson

John Howard as Sly

In the Australian outback a family struggles to keep its farm from foreclosure. Their only hope is that their horse, Prince, will win money in a New Year's race. But when Prince is stolen the children embark on a dangerous and exciting adventure to get him back.

The Rainbow Jacket

1954

English

6.4

♡ 2

95%

Basil Dearden Director

Sam Kydd as Bruce

Honor Blackman as Monica

George Roderick as Racegoer at Epsom

Howard Marion-Crawford as Travers

A champion jockey is banned from racing so spends his time helping a young lad to become the next champion.

Lean on Pete

2017

English

7.1

♡ 48

90%

Andrew Haigh Director

Travis Fimmel as

Lewis Pullman as Dallas

Steve Buscemi as Del

Steve Zahn as Silver

Charley Thompson, a teenager living with his single father, gets a summer job working for horse trainer Del Montgomery. Bonding with an aging racehorse named Lean on Pete, Charley is horrified to learn he is bound for slaughter, and so he steals the horse, and the duo embark on an odyssey across the new American frontier.

The Bitch

1979

English

3.8

♡ 6

36%

Gerry O'Hara Director

Karl Held as American Newsreader

Bill Nighy as Flower Delivery Boy

Toria Fuller as Kennedy Airport Check-in Girl

Harry Fielder as Punter

The owner of a trendy disco starts having problems with the men in her life and the Mafia, which is trying to move in on her place.

Bite the Bullet

1975

English

6.6

♡ 11

71%

Richard Brooks Director

John McLiam as Gebhardt

Sally Kirkland as Honey

Ian Bannen as Sir Harry Norfolk

Jerry Gatlin as The Wood Cutter

At the beginning of the 20th century, a newspaper organizes an endurance horse race : 700 miles to run in a few days. 9 adventurers are competing, among them a woman, Miss Jones, a Mexican, an Englishman, a young cow-boy, an old one and two friends, Sam Clayton and Luke Matthews. All those individualists will learn to respect each other.

Secretariat's Jockey: Ron Turcotte

7.5

Phil Comeau Director

Ron Turcotte as

Penny Chenery as Self

Produced by the National Film Board of Canada, this heartfelt documentary follows Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte as he returns to the people and places that mark his life, providing a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse of this resilient and legendary jockey. Few jockeys have won America's Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. Only three have won in the last 65 years. Ron Turcotte is one of them. In 1973, this legendary rider from New Brunswick, Canada piloted Secretariat, the greatest racehorse of all time, to victory and acclaim in the sport's three most prestigious races. But a fall in 1978 left Turcotte a paraplegic and put an end to an illustrious 16-year career.

Murder at the Baskervilles

1937

English

5.7

♡ 2

40%

Thomas Bentley Director

Ian Fleming as Dr. Watson

John Turnbull as Inspector Lestrade

Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes

Lawrence Grossmith as Sir Henry Baskerville

Holmes takes a vacation and visits his old friend Sir Henry Baskerville. His vacation ends when he suddenly finds himself in the middle of a double-murder mystery. Now he's got to find Professor Moriarty and the horse Silver Blaze before the great cup final horse race.

Hidalgo

2004

English

6.7

♡ 56

46%

Joe Johnston Director

Elizabeth Berridge as Annie Oakley

J.K. Simmons as Buffalo Bill Cody

Viggo Mortensen as Frank Hopkins

Malcolm McDowell as Major Davenport

Set in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous race for a massive contest prize, in an adventure that sends the pair around the world...

Black Gold

1947

English

6.1

♡ 3

Phil Karlson Director

Raymond Hatton as Bucky

Robert Patten as Jockey

Darryl Hickman as Schoolboy

Jonathan Hale as Senator Watkins

A Native American man trains a horse for the Kentucky Derby.

Vinnare och förlorare

2005

Swedish

4.3

♡ 1

Comedy

father daughter relationship

horse race

Romance

single father

Kjell Sundvall Director

Peter Viitanen as Hundvakten

Sven Melander as Self

Magnus Härenstam as Self

Göran Holm as Solvalla publik

Fredrik, the single father of Magda, is too occupied with his race horse Kisa to see that his daughter has problems in school. But one day Magda brings home a new friend, Helena, caller at the local bingo hall. Fredrik is soon smitten by the frank and outspoken 29-year-old. Helena and a self-confident Magda help Fredrik to see why his horse never wins the races.

Bob le Flambeur

1956

French

7.5

♡ 14

97%

Jean-Pierre Melville Director

Isabelle Corey as Anne

Gérard Buhr as Marc

Howard Vernon as McKimmie - le commanditaire

Jean-Pierre Melville as Récitant / Narrator

In Paris, Bob Montagne is practically synonymous with gambling -- and winning. He is kind, classy and well-liked by virtually everyone in town, including police inspector Ledru. However, when Bob's luck turns sour, he begins to lose friends and makes the most desperate gamble of his life: to rob the Deauville casino during Grand Prix weekend, when the vaults are full. Unfortunately, Bob soon learns that the game is rigged and the cops are on to him.

Factotum

2005

English

6.6

♡ 10

74%

62%

alcoholism

based on novel or book

Bent Hamer Director

Matt Dillon as Hank Chinaski

Raye Birk as Heathercliff

Marisa Tomei as Laura

Fisher Stevens as Manny

This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, CA trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing. Along the way, he fends off the distractions offered by women, drinking and gambling.

Seabiscuit

2003

English

7.3

♡ 21

77%

76%

Action

american dream

based on a true story

based on novel or book

Gary Ross Director

Jeff Bridges as Charles Howard

Tobey Maguire as Red Pollard

Michael Ensign as Steamer Owner

William H. Macy as Tick Tock McGlaughlin

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.

Dreamer

2005

English

6.8

♡ 17

64%

78%

Action

based on a true story

parent child relationship

Sport

sports

John Gatins Director

Luis Guzmán as Balon

Kurt Russell as Ben Crane

Dakota Fanning as Cale Crane

Elisabeth Shue as Lily

Ben Crane believes that a severely injured racehorse deserves another chance. He and his daughter Cale adopt the mare and save it from being sacrificed by the owner.

Crank: High Voltage

2009

English

6.1

♡ 156

64%

Mark Neveldine Director

Jason Statham as Chev Chelios

Amy Smart as Eve

Lauren Holly as Psychiatrist

Jose Pablo Cantillo as Ricky Verona

Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.

50 to 1

2014

English

6.3

♡ 5

29%

Jim Wilson Director

Skeet Ulrich as Chip Woolley

Jamie McShane as Dave Cotey

David Grant Wright as Don Covington

William Devane as Leonard Doc Blach

A misfit group of New Mexico cowboys find themselves on the journey of a lifetime when they learn their crooked-footed racehorse qualifies to run in the Kentucky Derby. Based on the true story of Mine That Bird, the cowboys must overcome impossible odds even before they reach Churchill Downs and the land of Kentucky's blue bloods.

Anna Karenina

2012

English

6.6

♡ 89

63%

50%

Action

adultery

based on novel or book

st. petersburg, russia

Joe Wright Director

Keira Knightley as Anna Karenina

Emily Watson as Countess Lydia Ivanova

Jude Law as Karenin

Bill Skarsgård as Makhotin

In Imperial Russia, Anna, the wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets the charming cavalry officer Vronsky to whom she is immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.

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Anna Karenina

The Galloping Major

Wings of the Morning

Bush Christmas

The Rainbow Jacket

Lean on Pete

The Bitch

Bite the Bullet

Secretariat's Jockey: Ron Turcotte

Murder at the Baskervilles

Hidalgo

Black Gold

Vinnare och förlorare

Bob le Flambeur

Factotum

Seabiscuit

Dreamer

Crank: High Voltage

50 to 1

Anna Karenina