7.3 Score

2011 • 2h 26min • PG-13 • Adventure, War, History

War Horse

"Separated by war. Tested by battle. Bound by friendship."

On the brink of the First World War, Albert's beloved horse Joey is sold to the Cavalry by his father. Against the backdrop of the Great War, Joey begins an odyssey full of danger, joy, and sorrow, and he transforms everyone he meets along the way. Meanwhile, Albert, unable to forget his equine friend, searches the battlefields of France to find Joey and bring him home.

IMDb 7.2

RT 75%

MC 72

Director

Steven Spielberg

Writers

Richard Curtis

Lee Hall

Composer

John Williams

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Jeremy Irvine

Albert Narracott

Peter Mullan

Ted Narracott

Emily Watson

Rose Narracott

Niels Arestrup

Grandfather

David Thewlis

Lyons

Tom Hiddleston

Capt. James Nicholls

Benedict Cumberbatch

Maj. Jamie Stewart

Celine Buckens

Emilie

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Jeremy Irvine Albert Narracott

Peter Mullan Ted Narracott

Emily Watson Rose Narracott

Niels Arestrup Grandfather

David Thewlis Lyons

Tom Hiddleston Capt. James Nicholls

Benedict Cumberbatch Maj. Jamie Stewart

Celine Buckens Emilie

Toby Kebbell Geordie Soldier

Patrick Kennedy Lt. Charlie Waverly

Leonard Carow Michael

David Kross Gunther

Matt Milne Andrew Easton

Robert Emms David Lyons

Eddie Marsan Sgt. Fry

Nicolas Bro Friedrich

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