Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Kurt RussellBen Crane
- Dakota FanningCale Crane
- Kris KristoffersonPop Crane
- Elisabeth ShueLily
- David MorsePalmer
- Freddy RodríguezManolin
- Luis GuzmánBalon
- Oded FehrPrice Sadir
- Ken HowardWilliam Ford
- Holmes OsborneDoc Fleming
Recommendations
- 75
Chicago Tribune
Russell, who looks younger with each movie, holds his own against the formidable force that is Dakota Fanning. - 75
Miami Herald
Mom (Elisabeth Shue) suffers from the fatal movie ailment of being so underwritten she's practically see-through. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
Recycles just about every sentimental ploy and cliche from a raft of horse racing movies. - 60
Variety
Modestly engaging but mostly unexceptional. - 60
The A.V. Club
There are no surprises in Dreamer--except that for all its visible and unselfconscious schmaltz, it's actually pretty enjoyable. - 58
Entertainment Weekly
One more feel-great sports movie with a teen-poetry title and Kurt Russell will have himself a trilogy. - 50
Village Voice
Adults will be restless as stabled bucks, but even children may need unusually high Ritalin doses to slog through the visual and dramatic indifference on display. - 50
Dallas Observer
If you're a little girl in the Lisa Simpson mold, for whom the greatest wish-fulfillment in the world would be to have your own pony, then Dreamer just might be for you. Otherwise, no.
