Seabiscuit
The movie tells the true story of the life and racing career of Seabiscuit, the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation. The film accurately portrays the real people and events of those troubled times and how Seabiscuit 'fixed us, every one of us.'
10 February 1974, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
26 February 1931, Dublin, Ireland
1937, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
18 February 1943, Seneca Falls, New York, USA
6 March 1963, Caldwell, Idaho, USA
4 December 1949, Los Angeles, California, USA
8 July 1967, New York City, New York, USA
27 March 1955, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
26 September 1952, Buffalo, New York, USA
9 May 1993, Los Angeles, California, USA
30 October 1938, Long Beach, Long Island, New York, USA
17 October 1955, Santa Barbara, California, USA
20 August 1949, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
September 23, 2010
It's inspiring despite a sobering thesis: The future is intoxicating, but progress is a kind way of rendering someone's livelihood obsolete. Gary Ross probed the underdog principle's heart: Success outside the comfort zone is the sweetest of all.
November 01, 2007
[It] may be too airbrushed for its own good, but in the end nothing can stop this story from putting a lump in your throat.
August 27, 2003
In the structure of his screenplay Ross has taken a risk, and he has not quite brought it off.
June 19, 2009
Writer-director Ross's true-believer American salesmanship%u2014inspired by Frank Capra and honed in Dave and Pleasantville--suits this story of American entrepreneurship, optimism, and resilience. [Blu-ray]
May 19, 2013
promises filet mignon, only to deliver oats and hay
July 31, 2008
Respectable when it should be thrilling, honorable when it should be rough and ready.
March 26, 2007
I found this film stultifyingly self-important and, despite the regularity with which it cuts to the chase, weirdly static.
December 28, 2010
An inspiring story for teens and up.
August 18, 2007
Seabiscuit is not a work of great art, but it tells its solid story with grace and dignity.
August 07, 2004
Watching this movie, you get the feeling that the Depression existed so that Seabiscuit could be memorialized.
April 29, 2009
Becomes a tale about beating the odds, the triumph of competition, and how one small animal can bring a nation together to forget its miseries.
June 24, 2006
For a film about an unfancied underdog, Seabiscuit is just far too pleased with itself.
