Secretariat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYWlAiFypwo

PG ‧ 2010 ‧ Biography, Drama, Family ‧ 2h 3min

Penny Chenery Tweedy and colleagues guide her long-shot but precocious stallion to set, in 1973, the unbeaten record for winning the Triple Crown.

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ABOUT

Secretariat is a 2010 American biographical sports drama film produced and released by Walt Disney Pictures, written by Mike Rich and Sheldon Turner based largely on William Nack's 1975 book Secretariat: The Making of a Champion, with music by Nick Glennie-Smith and directed by Randall Wallace. The film chronicles the life of Thoroughbred race horse Secretariat, winner of the Triple Crown in 1973. Diane Lane plays Secretariat's owner, Penny Chenery, who takes over the Doswell, Virginia, stables of her ailing father Christopher Chenery despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. With the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin (played by John Malkovich), she navigates the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years and one of the greatest racehorses of all time.

Filming took place on location in Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky, and around Lafayette and Carencro, Louisiana. The film premiered in Hollywood on September 30, 2010, and was released in the United States on October 8, 2010, by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It received generally favorable reviews from critics and earned $60 million on a $35 million budget.

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CREDITS

Director

Randall Wallace

Writer

Mike Rich, William Nack

Stars

Diane Lane, John Malkovich, Margo Martindale

Companies

Walt Disney Pictures, Fast Track Productions, Mayhem Pictures

DETAILS

Released

2010-10-08

Runtime

2h 3min

Rating

Genres

Biography, Drama, Family

CONTEXT

Countries

USA

Languages

English

Awards

Awards, 3 wins & 6 nominations

Keywords

horse,horseback riding,horse training,horse movie,human animal relationship

CAST & CREW

PHOTO GALLERY

RATINGS

7.2/10

61%

7.4/10

76%

6.1/10

CRITICS REVIEWS

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VarietyJustin Chang
“Conventional but rousingly effective picture.”

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The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
“An engaging sports movie about the greatest racehorse ever and his female owner who literally bets the farm on his supremacy.”

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Boxoffice MagazinePete Hammond
“Particularly impressive is veteran cinematographer Dean Semler's inventive cinematography that manages to put the audience right in the middle of the races like never before.”

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ObserverRex Reed
“This is one terrific movie about one terrific horse. It enthralls on so many levels-emotional, cinematic, historic.”

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Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
“This pleasantly rote movie will rouse you.”

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Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
“A conventional story, conventionally told.”

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ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
“The story as a whole seems stale and overly familiar.”

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Time OutJoshua Rothkopf
“Lane, experiencing her career heyday, is sweet enough to have you rooting for her, even if her journey to the winner's circle is an odds-on favorite.”

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Tampa Bay TimesSteve Persall
“It's Lane who's saddled with dragging this nag over the finish line, with her cliched portrayal of another single-minded woman beating men at their own game.”

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Orlando SentinelRoger Moore
“A well-acted tale of an underdog's triumph that sorely lacks an underdog, it teeters between pleasantly generic film biography and rank manipulation.”

AWARDS

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Christopher Awards2010
“2010 Winner Christopher Award, Randall Wallace - Mark Ciardi - Gordon Gray - Bill Johnson - Mike Rich”

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Satellite Awards2011
“2011 Nominee Satellite Award”

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Satellite Awards2010
“2010 Nominee Satellite Award, Dean Semler
2010 Nominee Satellite Award, Kami Asgar - Sean McCormack - David O. Daniel - Kevin O'Connell - Beau Borders”