# The best horse movies of all time

From National Velvet to Seabiscuit: the horse films critics and fans rank highest (Looper, MovieWeb, Ranker).

- 234 votes · 12 items
- Nov 9, 2023 · setlist_grumpy
- https://even.best/en/l/1999/the-best-horse-movies-of-all-time

## Top 12

1. **The Black Stallion (1979)** (22 · ▲25 ▼3) — A shipwrecked boy and a wild Arabian horse.
2. **Seabiscuit (2003)** (22 · ▲22 ▼0) — The underdog racehorse of the Great Depression.
3. **Phar Lap (1983)** (19 · ▲20 ▼1) — The legendary Australian racehorse.
4. **National Velvet (1944)** (18 · ▲20 ▼2) — A young Elizabeth Taylor and the Grand National; two Oscars.
5. **Black Beauty (1994)** (14 · ▲17 ▼3) — For many, the most iconic horse movie of all.
6. **Secretariat (2010)** (13 · ▲16 ▼3) — One of the greatest racehorses ever, and the woman who believed in him.
7. **Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)** (12 · ▲14 ▼2) — Perhaps the best animated horse movie.
8. **Hidalgo (2004)** (11 · ▲16 ▼5) — Viggo Mortensen and a mustang in a desert race.
9. **Dreamer (2005)** (9 · ▲13 ▼4) — Dakota Fanning and an injured racehorse.
10. **War Horse (2011)** (6 · ▲13 ▼7) — Spielberg, Joey and Albert in World War I.
11. **The Horse Whisperer (1998)** (6 · ▲10 ▼4) — Robert Redford heals a girl and her horse.
12. **The Man from Snowy River (1982)** (4 · ▲9 ▼5) — Australian high-country riders.

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