some scary and intense scences but still great movie.
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Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story
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Common Sense says
Warm kids' movie with Dakota Fanning and a horse.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 7 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story
Parents need to know that this movie includes scenes of family tensions, involving a young girl and her parents, and her grandfather. The movie features an early, brief scene where a racehorse stumbles on the track and breaks its leg (this might be difficult for younger viewers). As the movie is set at Kentucky stables and race tracks, some characters use colorful language ("hell" and "damn") and drink at a wealthy owner's home. While the girl is riding the horse, it becomes frightened and runs away in a panic, frightening the girl, who can't stop it (the father has her jump from a galloping horse into his arms, a nearly impossible feat). A jockey shows the girl surgery scars on his shoulders and chest, the result of a riding accident, and explains that he has bad dreams. The primary villain, a white male horse owner, exhibits racism toward Mexican workers. The father and his friend talk about breeding the mare, involving a stallion and a "teaser pony" (this might provoke questions for some kids).
Read our full review by Cynthia Fuchs
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the value and difficulties of pursuing what might seem impossible dreams. They might also consider the film's portrayal of generational conflicts: how does Ben and Pop's longstanding tension affect Ben's relationship with his young daughter?
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
a great movie
- I rate this title on for age 6 and give it
LOVED IT!!!!!!!
I love this movie!! Its really cute and well put out. I loved it because im a horse lover! Its really cute. Its got no sexual content and little lauguage
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
i cried
when i ferst sawl it i cried when the horse fell on the race track
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
THE BEST mOVIE EVER
Dreamer is the best movie I have ever seen and Dreamer is my favorite movie! Dakota Fanning is so amazing and so is the rest of the cast!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Inspirational
This movie I honestly thought would be no good but it is heart warming and inspirational. Dakota Fanning's best yet.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
A must-see for horse lovers!
This movie was very well done. Kids of all ages will enjoy this movie! My favorite thing was that the movie wasn't predictable. A good family film.
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
This was a fantastic family movie!
My husband and I checked this movie out of our local library last weekend and watched it with our 6 year old twin daughters. All four of us loved it! It may make you and your children cry at times but it will also help your children to realize, that in real life, animals do get hurt and it's heartbreaking when that happens. It will also make them understand that not every horse that breaks a leg must be put down; that sometimes miracles do happen. I highly recommend it!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Best Horse Film that I've seen!
I liked this film better than Flicka. It's a good relaxing film. It's very gentle.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
I Didn't like it!
I dont like that I have to say this but I din't really like this movie! I don't think that it was stupid or dumb I just didn't like it.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
I laughed and i cried!
I thought Dreamer was a great movie. I think it had some sad parts and some happy and funny parts. I think it was ideal for animal lovers and for family.
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
We Loved It !!!
My 5 year old Daughter is a horse lover and LOVES this movie. She wants to watch it all the time.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
this is great for kids to watch i love this movie.
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
dont watch it
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
A real dream!!
You and your kids will be inspiered to doing things you never thought you could do. Some parts will make you cry and others laugh. It truly is a family friendly movie.
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
great movie
I really liked this movie. So what if it was predictable. I would rather see a really good predictable movie than a poorly-acted non-predictable movie. It's rare that there are good movies out there that the whole family can enjoy together.
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
Wow! What a heartwarming movie!
I loved this and WHOLEHEARTEDLY and without exception recommend it for kids over 8. Recommending it for ALL 5 to 7 year olds is a bit more troublesome. Many kids would be fine but the gasp-producing fall at the beginning plus family tension and mean grownups would upset my sensitive 5 yo. So think before bringing your little ones, definitely take your school agers and pre-teens, TRY to take your husband (mine balked!) and, whatever you do, don't forget the tissues!
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