Synopsis
The inspiring true story of Dream Alliance, an unlikely race horse bred by small town bartender, Jan Vokes. With very little money and no experience, Jan convinces her neighbors to chip in their meager earnings to help raise Dream and compete with the racing elites. Their investment pays off as Dream rises through the ranks and becomes a beacon of hope in their struggling community.
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Cast
- Toni ColletteJan Vokes
- Owen TealeBrian Vokes
- Damian LewisHoward Davies
- Karl JohnsonKerby
- Siân PhillipsMaureen
- Joanna PageAngela Davies
- Alan DavidBert
- Lynda BaronElsie
- Steffan RhodriGerwyn
- Anthony O'DonnellMaldwyn
Recommendations
- 88
Chicago Sun-Times
We can see every plot point rounding the turn long before the finish line, but that’s OK, because we’re having a (dare I say it) jolly grand time every step of the way. - 75
Slant Magazine
After watching this Welsh racehorse drama, even those of us who’d struggle to pronounce the word may find ourselves feeling a bit of hwyl. - 75
Chicago Tribune
There’s enough good humor and just a dash of vinegar to temper the tone from becoming too treacly or sentimental, though the triumphant moments are incredibly effective and moving. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Like horse racing, filmmaking is a high-risk gamblers' game, but the team behind Dream Horse, the resulting dramatization of the Vokes' story, have surely bred a winner with this endearing, determinedly crowd-pleasing adaptation. - 70
Screen Daily
Director Euros Lyn overdoes the feel-good trappings, but it’s hard to deny the genuine sentiment that the movie stirs up. - 70
Slashfilm
The script doesn’t add anything new to the sports movie formula – you can see every major plot development coming from the stratosphere – but Lyn’s execution of those ideas powers the movie through its predictable plotting. - 70
Variety
This is a well-cast, artfully handled effort that exercises sufficient restraint to really earn its requisite laughter and tears. - 63
Boston Globe
Dream Horse is a very nice movie, about very nice people, but nice is rarely enough, and thank goodness Toni Collette knows that.
