Alun Armstrong, David Thewlis, Peter Cook

The fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates the circle of his life.

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G, 88 min.

Directed by: Caroline Thompson

Release Date: July 29, 1994

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DVD Release Date: June 5, 2001

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  • June 11, 2008
    Oh, my god this movie! This movie, this movie. One of the few pearls of cinema that made my childhood. Wait, is this the one from 77?
  • August 20, 2007
    Makes a fine addition to my collection.
  • April 4, 2007
    I loved the book when I was small.
  • November 9, 2006
    Fabulous!
  • July 25, 2009
    Beautiful movie, beautiful music, beautiful scenes, beautiful horses!
    This movie let us people see the life of a horse through his eyes. Now you can better understand what's like to be a horse, because this horse can 'talk' and has emotions like we have. But that doesn't make it...( read more) less sad. Unfortunately, even today, lots of horses have a life like Black Beauty. Even much worse...
  • November 13, 2009
    Pretty close adaptation to the book.
  • October 28, 2009
    this movie makes my cry all the time! it is soooo cute but soo sad! i know its old but i love horses and this movie is like the bast horses movie of all time!
  • September 30, 2009
    love watchin dis film..
  • September 10, 2009
    I read the book in junior high and I saw the movie later on. It's still one of the saddest books I've ever read despite there being a happy ending, and the film (1994 version) pretty much matches my sentiments towards the book.
  • August 27, 2009
    I love Black Beauty. It's a sad film but also a feel-good one for the whole family. I love it!

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  • mrdarcysjune
    April 22, 2007
    This is an incredible, sad, beautiful, emotionally-charged movie. I cry every time I see it. I think it really describes what every human goes through in their lifetime. Rejection, pain, loss, love, heartbreak and always joy. The fact that the star and subject is a horse makes it all the more stunning because animals are so innocent. I think it is most definitely worth watching.
  • RusticChaser
    January 1, 2007
    because of this movie I now own 2 very spcial horses!
  • Pflueftl
    October 29, 2006
    It's a poor remake from the oft-filmed and produced version of the Anna Sewell classic. The 1971 film rarely strays from its source and is a lot better then this one, because the story is a lot different from it's original.
  • karolane24
    August 9, 2006
    This movie is amazingly realistic , sad at some parts but It's one of my favorite movies. I recomend this movie to everyone but especially all animal and horse lovers.
  • antosaez
    July 4, 2006
    this is a really good movie and its different of anothers movies because it showed the life of a horse and im sure that when you finish to see the movie u are going to cry or have another vision of the animals. please watch the movie you arent going to repent of it. all the pretty horses.

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