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All the Pretty Horses

All the Pretty Horses

5,7 /10 (246 Votes)
2000 EN 117 min

Overview

The year is 1949. A young Texan named John Grady finds himself without a home after his mother sells the ranch where he has spent his entire life. Lured south of the border by the romance of cowboy life and the promise of a fresh start, Cole and his pal embark on an adventure that will test their resilience, define their maturity, and change their lives forever.

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Release date

11/12/2000

Votes

246

Popularity

3.4

Some passions can never be tamed.

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

117 min

Budget

$57,000,000

Revenue

$18,133,495

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John Chard

John Chard

2017-02-09

⭐ 6

The 35% movie that maybe originally was a minor classic? All the Pretty Horses is directed by Billy Bob Thornton and adapted from Cormac McCarthy's novel of the name name by Ted Tally. It stars Matt Damon, Penélope Cruz, Henry Thomas & Lucas Black. Marty Stuart scores the music and Barry Markowitz photographs it. Plot finds Damon as John Grady Cole, a young cowboy who travels with his best friend, Lacey Rawlings, from Texas across the border into Mexico. It's a journey that sees acquaintances come and go, love blossom and the harshness of the world become all too real to such young eyes. …

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Wuchak

Wuchak

2022-01-30

⭐ 6

_**Unique, beautiful Western with excellent score, but gaping holes in the story**_ Released in 2000, "All the Pretty Horses" stars Matt Damon and Henry Thomas as two West Texas cowboys, John Grady Cole and Lacey Rawlins, who are weary of all the fenced-in land in 1949 and so head to Mexico for freer pastures. There they meet up with a foolish juvenile (Lucas Black) before coming to a huge ranch where Penelope Cruze plays the owner's daughter, Alejandra. Unfortunately, unexpected problems surface. Miriam Colon plays the girl's staunch aunt and ranch matriarch while Sam Shepard and Bruce Der…

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