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Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story is a american film of genre Drama directed by John Gatins released in USA on 21 october 2005 with Kurt Russell
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story (2005)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 21 october 2005
Length 1h42
Directed by John Gatins
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about horses, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Horse sports in film, Sport hippique
Rating68%
Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (also known as Dreamer) is a 2005 American family sports drama film written and directed by John Gatins in his directorial debut, and stars Kurt Russell, Kris Kristofferson, Elisabeth Shue and Dakota Fanning. It is inspired by the true story of an injured Thoroughbred racehorse named Mariah's Storm. Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2005 and was theatrically released on October 21, 2005 by DreamWorks Pictures. The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics and it earned $38,741,732 on a $32 million budget. It also received a Critics Choice Award nomination for Best Family Film. Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story was released on DVD, Blu-ray and VHS on March 21, 2006 by Roadshow Entertainment.
Synopsis
Ben (Kurt Russell), a horse trainer who takes his work very seriously, neglects his precocious daughter while he pours his heart into the care of the horses that he trains.Actors
Kurt Russell
(Ben Crane)
Dakota Fanning
(Cale Crane)
Kris Kristofferson
(Pop Crane)
Elisabeth Shue
(Lily)
David Morse
(Palmer)
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