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War Horse

War Horse

2011
Drama, War
2h 26m
Follows a young man named Albert and his horse, Joey, and how their bond is broken when Joey is sold to the cavalry and sent to the trenches of World War One. Despite being too young to enlist, Albert heads to France to save his friend. (imdb)

Directed by:

Steven Spielberg

Screenwriter:

Richard Curtis, Lee Hall, Michael Morpurgo

Starring:

Emily Watson, Liam Cunningham, Peter Mullan, David Thewlis, Eddie Marsan, Nicolas Bro, Niels Arestrup, David Kross, Toby Kebbell, Tom Hiddleston, David Dencik, Benedict Cumberbatch

Genres:

Drama, War, History

Countries:

India, USA

Languages:

English, German
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War Horse

2011
Drama, War
2h 26m
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canadianorcanadianor
Rated 08 Jan 2012
10
7th
How disturbing is it that while men, just before climbing over the trench into nearly certain death likely take one last look at a memento of their wives and children, our main character looks at the sketch of a horse. 'War Horse' is filled with moments where people take stupid and unrealistic risks, routinely putting the life of a horse over an entire battalion. The film is so laden with forced and cheesy moments that if the horses began talking halfway through, it wouldn't feel out of place.
Rated 08 Jan 2012
domahdomah
Rated 30 Dec 2011
40
19th
I laughed at this film about 10 times over the course of this manipulative mess. I was mortified when about half my theater clapped at the end, but I guess that's par for the course. What bothered me the most is that none of the characters have depth, two characters in particular are so ridiculous (the girl & main character's friend) that I began to imagine an alternate ending where its revealed that neither of them actually existed, both apparitions. Now that would've been a great ending.
Rated 30 Dec 2011
omgfridgeomgfridge
Rated 26 Dec 2011
1
8th
Across the two hour plus running time, War Horse does occasionally have something for everyone. I just found the rest of it unbearable. It finished and I felt numb, then I thought about what I just watched and it made me angry. Unfinished character arcs who are half-arsed characters in the first place being the most glaring flaw. The final shot and scene perfectly capture War Horse's essence; bloated, forced, boring, fake and misleading. A poorly made epic.
Rated 26 Dec 2011
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 26 Jan 2012
30
7th
A cursed horse named Joey has a whiny English boy stalking him. Through his attempts to flee the boy he ruins (or ends) the life of a wide variety of people whose entire characters are defined entirely by their appreciation of him. Good guys instantly think he's a majestic creature that embodies the human spirit more than any man could. Bad guys can't see his overly-anthropomorphized characteristics and, like the assholes they are, treat him like a horse.
Rated 26 Jan 2012
aneyaney
Rated 24 May 2012
21
12th
Is it possible to get diabetes from watching a movie?
Rated 24 May 2012
elmakebabielmakebabi
Rated 23 Feb 2012
44
15th
I love horses, but while watching this I told myself many times ''Die, stupid horse, die. And so, this agony shall end.'' Spielberg expects us to believe this crap?
Rated 23 Feb 2012
spleenspleen
Rated 18 Mar 2012
82
77th
Terrificly inspiring. The day after I watched it, I taught my pug how to mow my back yard and trim the hedges. Tomorrow we're joining the Marine Corps. Yay movie!
Rated 18 Mar 2012
kmcneilKMcNeil
Rated 26 Jan 2012
3
23rd
Cute horsies, horrible movie. A British and a German soldier meeting on the battlefield in the middle of a bloody war in order to free a horse wrapped in barbed wire? You've got to be fucking kidding me, Spielberg. Also: It could have done with more panpipes.
Rated 26 Jan 2012
langelundLangelund
Rated 23 Jan 2012
35
18th
World War I - millions of people are dying and nations slaughtering each other like never before. But hey, who cares? - as long as a cute horse gets home safely to his annoyingly devoted boy lover! Spielberg's homage to the old-fashioned epic family tale looks stunning and is pretty pleasant company, but ultimately feels scheming instead of touching.
Rated 23 Jan 2012
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 04 Jan 2012
74
77th
An astonishingly flawed epic, War Horse is a melodrama that demands too much from the spectators, and I understand those who will just hate this. I don't love it, but I kind of respect the innocent magic of this heartfelt, eye-dropping mess -- the rural boy, the british officer, the german brothers, the french girl, a pair of friendly enemies, all in love with the horse -- and the robust cinematic homage to Hollywood oldies -- Ford, Lean, Selznick. Uneven story, striking scope.
Rated 04 Jan 2012
mjvmoviemanMJVmovieMan
Rated 04 Jan 2012
67
39th
'War Horse' whips Steven Spielberg out of shape. The master-director has always been sentimental, but this schmaltzy? I'm all for old-fashioned, but his WWI drama about a boy and his horse drowns itself in sap to the point of eye-rolling unbelievability. The horse as a main character works, the cinematography and score are top-notch, the battle sequences first-rate, but the multiple character storylines shortchange the film, and the coincidences only pile up into a contrived mess.
Rated 04 Jan 2012
goremeatgoremeat
Rated 17 Apr 2012
20
8th
Germans speaking English (with cliche French & German accents) to each other is only the tip of Spielberg's iceberg of nonsense. Horrible film with a slick, expensive production coating. Don't watch this. It's a huge waste of your time.
Rated 17 Apr 2012
xakkmasterXakkMaster
Rated 26 Feb 2012
71
42nd
It's a clinic on 'How to make a Spielberg epic:' There's sweeping cinematic shots and brilliant lighting. John Williams' score is sublime (if occasionally corny). It's beautiful, no doubt! However, this movies confuses me; It's obviously intended to be a children's movie about horses and bravery (forgivable), but the WWI subject matter, a few chilling scenes and a PG-13 rating make it a bit too much for younger viewers. Essentially it's a live-action Disney war movie for teens who love animals.
Rated 26 Feb 2012
dean_franzDean Franz
Rated 18 Feb 2012
6
7th
Glossy and fascist bestiality-erotica.
Rated 18 Feb 2012
gordonbombayGordonBombay
Rated 26 Jan 2012
40
16th
Really?! A movie about a horse! No matter how many war scenes you throw into the mix it's still a movie about a horse. Oh no the bad guys are shooting at me no worries I have my horse! Jeez. I actually think Sarah Jessica Parker COULD have made the movie better had she played Joey!
Rated 26 Jan 2012
ytadelYtadel
Rated 31 Dec 2011
6
71st
Either you enjoy Spielberg's brazen emotional manipulation, or you don't. I do.
Rated 31 Dec 2011
davidblastDavidBlast
Rated 16 Mar 2012
25
8th
Say what you will about Jude Law, but given that 'War Horse' is basically 'Cold Mountain' set during the First World War, exchanging him for a horse made the road in this particular road movie very long indeed. Not that the horse was bad. Hell, it was the best actor by a landslide. But the zoophilic adoration of its surrounding cast got uncomfortable after two hours, and the "Let's PLOW THIS DAMN FIELD!" moment of pure farm heroics should never be spoken of again. Spielberg's worst.
Rated 16 Mar 2012
zayankZayanK
Rated 13 Feb 2012
54
21st
He loves that horse very much. Like, so much. There is love and passion. So much of it. A fine prequel to Mr. Hands.
Rated 13 Feb 2012
patslondonPats_London
Rated 29 Jan 2012
40
4th
Ok, let's go... the cinematography was generally good but those colours at the end were just awful, score was painful, production design was too picture perfect, the acting was average, and I couldn't really care for any of the characters! The only really good thing was the war scenes; not surprising coming from the man who did 'Saving Private Ryan'. The rest? A load of Hollywood saccharine shite!!! Definitely not a film to watch when one is terribly sad, but hey a little catharsis always helps.
Rated 29 Jan 2012
kavuKavu
Rated 21 Feb 2012
6
2nd
Every bit as contrived and ridiculous I feared it could be.
Rated 21 Feb 2012
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 18 Feb 2012
30
15th
Spielberg hits cynicism's rock bottom with this horrific piece of schmaltz in which the moviegoer is manipulated to sympathize with an animal in the midst of one of history's bloodiest and most senseless wars. Joey the horse is humanized in the foreground while in the back, extras dehumanize the death and misery of a plethora of humans. War Horse's technical aspects are mighty impressive, but it ultimately represents everything that's wrong with Spielberg and the Hollywood he helped to create.
Rated 18 Feb 2012
henrikHenrik
Rated 16 Feb 2012
55
31st
For better or for worse, it's nostalgic times in Hollywood: A silent film is the Oscar-favourite, Scorsese goes Méliès, Woody to 30's Paris and 'Tinker, Tailor' oozes with the 70's. Spielberg's John Ford'ish effort has severe problems finding it's place between youthful Black Beauty-like drama and serious war epic. Kids will yawn, adults will squirm. You can't deny it's stunning visuals, though.
Rated 16 Feb 2012
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 05 Feb 2012
4
13th
The story of a boy and his horse. Separated by War. Reunited...somehow.
Rated 05 Feb 2012
carsonwidCarsonWid
Rated 01 Feb 2012
21
3rd
What is this shit? he premise of telling the story of WW1 through the lens of an unbiased spectator (the horse) is interesting. However, Spielberg instead told a BS fairy-tale manipulated version of the war. I don't understand what the purpose of this film was. The narrative was utter garbage.
Rated 01 Feb 2012
superargoSuperargo
Rated 30 Jan 2012
37
21st
Dreck. Spielberg should be commended, I suppose, for resisting the urge to make his horses talk and walk on two legs, but they're still ridiculously anthropomorphized, and there isn't a sentimental Golden Hollywood family-friendly war picture cliche that the director doesn't furiously and mawkishly hammer into the ground. Shameless and endless. Rent AU HASARD BALTHAZAR instead, why don'tcha?
Rated 30 Jan 2012
kasperlKasperL
Rated 29 Jan 2012
70
65th
Ranking nowhere near my Spielberg favorites, certainly, this might, however, just be his most stunning achievement, visually. It's technically supreme. Another key to its success is the great horse acting (seriously). The first act runs a bit long, and tributes to Old Hollywood will surely be subject to many an eyeroll. I dreaded the overt sentimentalities but was pleased that they actually fit the material. And, unlike Scorsese, Spielberg knows how to make a film that doesn't short-change kids.
Rated 29 Jan 2012
nothingsgoodNothingsGood
Rated 27 Jan 2012
80
89th
Spielberg grabs a touching story with War Horse and delivers his second take on war, this time going back to the first World War. Though significantly less gruesome than Saving Private Ryan, War Horse tells a much more saddening and repulsed stance on war and its effects on human beings. While the first act does run a little long, it sets up much of the story for the remaining acts and serves as the glue that ties this miraculous tale together.
Rated 27 Jan 2012
nordvigNordvig
Rated 26 Jan 2012
50
18th
I will never be a horse movie fan.
Rated 26 Jan 2012
ofterdingenOfterdingen
Rated 19 Jan 2012
31
10th
Spielberg hits rock bottom with a storyline so immensely stupid it made me hope for the most expensive practical joke ever. It's not. It may be a pastiche-project celebrating old-school moviemaking but it simply doesn't work.
Rated 19 Jan 2012
tjekhovTjekhov
Rated 16 Jan 2012
20
9th
After the first 50 minutes or so I was completely wrecked thinking that this might be the worst film ever, but then the premise opened up and it got better, a bit better. Fuck it. No, it's still a film about a horse used in well meaning metaphor about the horrors of war or perhaps the opposite. I stopped caring.
Rated 16 Jan 2012
bunkenBunken
Rated 09 Jan 2012
50
37th
Spielberg's love for the old filmmakers oozes through the screen in War Horse. It litterally plays on every string, trying to wheel you in emotionally. Instead it often just ends up as being pathetic. Still, the good Steven knows his craft, sadly the actors (except the little horsie and Arestrup) doesn't. To many stories surrounds the four-legged Joey and you could easily have cut away two of them. Spielberg swings - and he misses!
Rated 09 Jan 2012
schnofelschnofel
Rated 08 Jan 2012
79
89th
A sumptuous, bold and texturally strong movie, bursting at its seams with Spielberg's magnificently fluid style. If anything, he has grown more confident as a filmmaker by letting this story stand unapologetically as a religious fable while at the same time refining his decade-old stance that "war takes everything from everyone". Kaminski's light shines on the world as if from God's hand.
Rated 08 Jan 2012
ribcageribcage
Rated 05 Jan 2016
67
50th
If youre hell bent on watching horse melodrama its not bad. I liked that it was a ww1 movie also since we don't get those terribly often. Usually speilberg isn't so cheesy that i laugh out loud at the melodrama but here i did.
Rated 05 Jan 2016
p_u_l_pP u l p
Rated 03 Sep 2015
34
20th
They ran out of superhero?!
Rated 03 Sep 2015
difontaineDifontaine
Rated 05 Dec 2014
50
15th
Dull. And very sappy. I know the First World War was horrible, what are you offering towards that? What else are you bringing to this? Such a waste of everything.
Rated 05 Dec 2014
dawolfeyDaWolfey
Rated 09 Sep 2012
73
91st
Spielberg is a master of manipulating your emotions and sanitising whatever horror is being portrayed on screen which gives his films a fairytale-like quality but it doesn't matter: The emotion is more important anyway. Despite the story being a little on the fantastical side (see fairytale-like quality) it's a good film with a strong, if a little fragmented, story.
Rated 09 Sep 2012
barthalenBarthalen
Rated 15 May 2012
31
15th
A sappy, corny and horribly unnecessary prequel to Glue Factory.
Rated 15 May 2012
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 08 May 2012
11
9th
There is so much wrong, so much to dislike about this terrible movie I really could never fit in all into a mini-review! Every second of it is ridiculous, self indulgent and trite. The whole movie crumbles under the weight of the overacting, sickly melodrama, shallow relationships and forced, phony sentimentality. There are so many unfathomably stupid scenes in this movie, they were floating around in my mind afterwards like someone had thrown a bucket full of turds into a swimming pool. Awful.
Rated 08 May 2012
cclzaCCLZA
Rated 14 Mar 2012
80
77th
I know this is redundant and that we've seen it all before, but shoot me: I fell for it completely. It's done with such undeniable craftsmanship and Spielberg is such a shameless over the top dramatic director that it all works here. The last few scenes had me crying throughout even if I knew it was all as artificial as it gets.
Rated 14 Mar 2012
leonardisLeonardis
Rated 27 Feb 2012
85
47th
War Horse is emotionally good and has a good center of the heart and is more than just a war story and has a few good lessons on life and everything in it.
Rated 27 Feb 2012
waddayanutswaddayanuts
Rated 26 Feb 2012
25
0th
Laughable, mang.
Rated 26 Feb 2012
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 26 Feb 2012
44
8th
Unusually somber and dreary film from Spielberg feels cynically calculated at every turn - though admittedly comes to life during the impressive battle scenes, but even these are a reminder of his much better work on PRIVATE RYAN. Borrows from John Ford, as well as specifically LASSIE COME HOME, NATIONAL VELVET and GONE WITH THE WIND -- but throws in so many cornball, schmaltzy, juvenile situations that the film becomes a chore to endure. Irvine proves to be an irritatingly doe-eyed lead.
Rated 26 Feb 2012
naikounaikou
Rated 11 Feb 2012
40
25th
I don't get the extreme love for horses felt by every character in this movie, honestly. The main character loves his horse farrrrr more than he will ever love any woman, for instance. And besides that, this movie is super bland. It's like what I'd imagine if someone asked me to think of a typical movie pitch - "A boy, his horse, and their incredible tale of survival." Good production values keep it at mediocre rather than horrible, but that's about as much good as I can say.
Rated 11 Feb 2012
worstcasesceworstcasesce
Rated 01 Feb 2012
1
0th
Possibly the most anachronistic big-budget film in ages, War Horse is overwrought and sentimental with a melodramatic score that places the movie firmly within the 40's. But why should that rob War Horse of merit? Melodrama may be out of fashion and War Horse is unashamedly a relic, but provided one can look past the anachronistic elements, it's a great film, fantastically filmed with a few scenes so visually brilliant they belong in some form of pantheon of great scenes. Score is not a grade.
Rated 01 Feb 2012
zealot185Zealot185
Rated 29 Jan 2012
35
14th
Well, he's still really good at wartime action scenes.
Rated 29 Jan 2012
zaezae
Rated 28 Jan 2012
25
3rd
The weird mix of family-friendly sentimentality, comedic relief, and the horrors of war doesn't work. In fact, there's not much in here that does work, other than the admittedly (mostly) excellent cinematography and production design. "Manipulative mess", as another reviewer put it, is an accurate description. Also, I don't like horses.
Rated 28 Jan 2012
pigletPiglet
Rated 15 Jan 2012
66
46th
The obliteration of any sort of language barrier is annoying, misusing fine actors and being all over the place doesn't help, but "Joey" is a good leading ma-, uh, horse.
Rated 15 Jan 2012
td888td888
Rated 15 Jan 2012
20
9th
After the old man's pigeon story I gave up. I could not take it seriously anymore. Spielberg, you made a awful mess of this whole story. If you really like horses, give this a go. Otherwise steer clear.
Rated 15 Jan 2012
seanberndorffSeanBerndorff
Rated 15 Jan 2012
65
45th
Didn't like the almost John Ford-ish beginning to the story, but somehow I did get a little swoon away by the impressive scenery somewhat mid-way through. Yeah it's a bit too much and yeah it annoys me immensely when people speak a different language just by changing accent, but I'm ready to forgive that because at the heart of this movie is a story about how important life is. Even if it's "just" the life of a horse in the middle of a war.
Rated 15 Jan 2012
vinegarbobVinegarBob
Rated 13 Jan 2012
0
2nd
From the clumsy and overbearing music to the uneven and intrusive cinematography which mostly tries to ape the work of many John Ford classics, this is not much more than one badly thought out and embarrassing scene after another, with nary a thought given to characterisation past rough stereotyping and only a passing interest in reality.
Rated 13 Jan 2012
charlieCharlie
Rated 09 Jan 2012
65
42nd
Germans speak German and English to each other and the French speak only English and everybody understands everyone...come on, you can do better than that Steven. It's not rocket science... PS: He really made a movie about a horse in the 1st World War! You got to be Steven Spielberg to get any money for that...
Rated 09 Jan 2012
dougiedDougieD
Rated 09 Jan 2012
90
81st
Spielberg's take on the hit broadway play about a boy and his beloved horse is an amazingly well directed sentimental melodrama. It brings to mind early Hollywood classics like Gone With the Wind and How Green Is My Valley. Some people will hate it's extreme sentimentality, yet it grabbed me by its hook and didn't let go. Beautiful if at times unbelievable, but that's okay in my opinion. Did anyone complain about Chaplin climbing through gears in "Modern Times"? Movies are about entertainment.
Rated 09 Jan 2012
filliganFilligan
Rated 08 Jan 2012
93
87th
It's depressing how jaded audiences can be these days. This year Spielberg released two films that play to both of his great strengths: delightful action and heart-wrenching drama. As per the latter, War Horse is unflinchingly manipulative, but of course it is - that's what the man has been doing since E.T. I applaud the flawless care he put into this picture, as well as his willingness to not romanticize history and venture to darker places. It's not just a moving film, it's moving filmmaking.
Rated 08 Jan 2012
xacviantxacviant
Rated 04 Jan 2012
76
40th
That WAR HORSE is immensely sentimental should surprise no one; Spielberg seems to seek a return to the full-bloom sentiment of E.T. But WAR HORSE never reaches the heights of audacity that it promises in its best moments (the horse's nighttime flight across battlefields, ending up robed in barb-wire), and never becomes quite as moving as it intends. Thinly-drawn characters don't help, despite solid acting; however, Janusz Kaminski's cinematography is lovely, and there ARE striking moments...
Rated 04 Jan 2012
anomalyAnomaly
Rated 31 Dec 2011
75
59th
Indulges in Spielberg's brand of maudlin a bit too much to call it great, but once the war starts it's a fun ride and it manages to get a surprising amount of emotion out of a horse.
Rated 31 Dec 2011
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 30 Dec 2011
40
2nd
It's that sort of manipulative, pandering filmmaking that sometimes comes with Spielberg's dramas, but I really hate this one for it because Spielby certainly knows that audiences react more to the plight of animals than to the plight of humans and he's taking advantage of that. Hell, even I was kind of caught up in it and that bothers me.
Rated 30 Dec 2011
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 22 Dec 2011
20
41st
"What ultimately hobbles War Horse is a two-pronged attack, with Spielberg's soft-sell producing an unfortunately dramatic flatness in almost every scene, while an 11th-hour scramble for picture-book catharsis doesn't seem to work either." - Jaime N. Christley
Rated 22 Dec 2011
milkofthevalleymilkofthevalley
Rated 22 Aug 2024
4
12th
Is this romance???
Rated 22 Aug 2024
panzerwolfpanzerwolf
Rated 24 Jan 2024
73
66th
I liked it a lot. I read the book and it's a very compelling story. The visuals are incredibly beautiful here, as was the way in which the horses seem enough like animals with a bit of a human touch to them, just enough to make them stand as characters on their own. Things that bothered me included the silly accents. That a character speaks English to a British dude and then turns around and speaks accented German to another guy was just annoying.
Rated 24 Jan 2024
nbpNBP
Rated 24 Mar 2023
6
25th
The film has some remarkable artistic flourishes and a strong ensemble cast, but it suffers from structural flaws and a narrative focus that can detract from the viewer's emotional investment. Though it may be considered lesser in comparison to Spielberg's other works, "War Horse" remains a solid effort from an all-time great filmmaker.
Rated 24 Mar 2023
jessjess125Jessjess125
Rated 15 Sep 2022
79
44th
Beautiful cinematography, just sad.
Rated 15 Sep 2022
mike365365mike365365
Rated 03 Jun 2019
66
54th
Overly sentimental, the last scene is laughable, but the battle scenes seemed authentic and turned it into a decent watch.
Rated 03 Jun 2019
vv238vv238
Rated 19 Sep 2018
40
40th
It has the usual Speilberg flair complete with fantastic direction and some heart-string pulling moments. However, it is just too much Oscar-bait and not enough real substance. What hurts it the most is how little thought is given to nearly all of the human characters of which there are far too many.
Rated 19 Sep 2018
majid1989majid1989
Rated 10 Aug 2018
76
55th
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Rated 10 Aug 2018
burrrburrr
Rated 29 May 2018
76
44th
74.00+1.00+1 = 76.00.
Rated 29 May 2018
rottentRottenT
Rated 28 Mar 2018
76
51st
Technically superb, proudly sentimental, and unabashedly old-fashioned, War Horse is an emotional drama that tugs the heartstrings with Spielberg's customary flair.
Rated 28 Mar 2018
ikkegoemikkeikkegoemikke
Rated 28 Nov 2017
55
42nd
A horse called Rintintin More reviews here : http://movie-freak.be
Rated 28 Nov 2017
evilmangoesEvilMangoes
Rated 08 May 2017
93
78th
A-
Rated 08 May 2017
agentsnipeAgentSnipe
Rated 17 Aug 2016
80
67th
Nice story. I feel like it's a little dark for family fare and just a little too bland to fully engage an adult audience. However, it definitely has it's bright spots.
Rated 17 Aug 2016
ag0stomesmerAg0stoMesmer
Rated 24 Jan 2016
1
20th
As painfully cringe-inducing as I'd imagined Speilberg and Curtis together -and at their worst- would be.
Rated 24 Jan 2016
hakkanarejohakkanarejo
Rated 26 Aug 2015
65
11th
England, 1914 -- Devon lad Albert Narracott (Irvine) tames, trains and bonds with a stubborn farm horse he names Joey. When times get tight, Joey is sold into the British cavalry and begins an adventure that takes him across France and onto the battlefields of World War I -- with Albert in pursuit.
Rated 26 Aug 2015
thewriterlthewriterl
Rated 12 Jun 2015
71
53rd
Surprisingly good.
Rated 12 Jun 2015
boxcarsBoxcars
Rated 03 Jun 2015
5
19th
A perfect example of Spielberg's infamous over-sentimentality, "War Horse's" narrative is terribly conventional, recouped only by the accomplished direction, action, and cinematography.
Rated 03 Jun 2015
florvdeFlorVdE
Rated 03 Apr 2015
2
39th
Often absurdly melodramatic and some dodgy acting throughout, but technically impressive and Spielberg sticks the landing.
Rated 03 Apr 2015
vengefulkbmVengefulKBM
Rated 10 Feb 2015
65
42nd
Spielberg certainly knows how to pour on the schmaltz for an ending. And those horses sure now how to jump. Pretty good, but ultimately pales in comparison to much of Spielberg's body of work.
Rated 10 Feb 2015
nepetaNepeta
Rated 27 Jan 2015
35
8th
Contrived, sentimental nonsense, that is highly cynical both in the story it tells and in its execution.
Rated 27 Jan 2015
angrypierreangrypierre
Rated 27 Jan 2015
68
45th
It's not bad. It's just it could have been much more. Suffers comparisons with the stage show, which somehow is just more impressive and dramatic. This is all "boo hoo isn't war terrible because this horsie is sad." Not quite.
Rated 27 Jan 2015
wicheWiche
Rated 07 Dec 2014
79
79th
Watched it and wasn't disappointed. War horse is one of those movies that doens't really offer something special but has an amazingly strong and emotionally vivid plot. I liked every aspect: directing, camerawork, pacing, acting achievements... Well done.
Rated 07 Dec 2014
pluggedinPluggedIN
Rated 30 Oct 2014
80
82nd
In War Horse, we witness the horrible toll that war indeed takes, on everything and everyone. Albert comes home from the front, but he comes home wiser and sadder. Grandfather loses nearly everything. Many others do not survive at all. Based on a children's book written by Michael Morpurgo, War Horse is no sanitized story meant for youngsters. This is a story about lost innocence and the atrocities of war, told in sometimes heartbreaking fashion. (pluggedin.com)
Rated 30 Oct 2014
zipsterZipster
Rated 11 Aug 2014
95
92nd
Spielberg's sentimental and old-fashioned sensibilities bring a rare portrait of how innate compassion straddles any and all enemy lines, and in some profound cases even erases them, if only fleetingly. Full of cream-of-the-crop overseas actors, vivid and poetic visuals, beautiful location shooting in the magnificent Cotswolds and powerful self-contained scenes.
Rated 11 Aug 2014
patmanpatman
Rated 28 Jul 2014
63
54th
The first act was disappointing and felt a little silly and like they were playing for some cheap laughs. It certainly improves when they enter the war, technically the movie is solid with a few good scenes but the overall feeling was very underwhelming, cheesy and a slightly childish. Certainly makes sense knowing the movie is based on a children's novel.
Rated 28 Jul 2014
grejuvagrejuva
Rated 30 Mar 2014
82
69th
nice
Rated 30 Mar 2014
womandawomanda
Rated 13 Mar 2014
85
28th
It was precisely what I thought it would be. It's well-done, but it's just nothing new. It's very good at being extremely sentimental. I cried for the horse, probably more than I should admit.
Rated 13 Mar 2014
monoglotmonoglot
Rated 17 Feb 2014
40
13th
In our prettiest after-school special, here is the One True Horse, who will end war and probably not even poop.
Rated 17 Feb 2014
abunchofcatsABUNCHOFCATS
Rated 17 Nov 2013
65
21st
Too much Oscar Bait and too much Disney. Film also skips around a lot (the entire span of World War 1 and then some) and isn't always clear where it is and how much time has passed between set pieces. Cumberbatch and the horse are decent, good horse acting.
Rated 17 Nov 2013
nick-hamdenNick Hamden
Rated 06 Jun 2013
80
77th
http://gorgview.com/war-horse
Rated 06 Jun 2013
wayofthegunwayofthegun
Rated 26 May 2013
70
41st
For a 2 1/2 hour movie, War Horse moves along quickly (probably due to being more like an anthology-type of film with different storylines interweaving). It's a bit corny and unrealistic, but the technical aspects are great and if you're looking for a somewhat family friendly movie (as long as the kids are teenaged), you could do worse.
Rated 26 May 2013
glm01glm01
Rated 08 Jan 2013
73
46th
73.00.
Rated 08 Jan 2013
lexlex
Rated 10 Dec 2012
80
53rd
Yeah, it's as cheesy and sentimental as everyone says it is but rarely to a fault. The breathtaking cinematography combined with the implausible and craftily intertwining story give it the feel of a fantasy. And if the LotR trilogy taught me anything, it's that fantasies are allowed to be cheesy and sentimental (as was E.T. which receives not nearly as much flak). Not among the best Spielberg but definitely his most aesthetically artistic.
Rated 10 Dec 2012
closefriendCloseFriend
Rated 21 Nov 2012
79
74th
As a whole, the film feels pretty blatant in its emotional manipulation. But the story itself remains mostly unpredictable and Spielberg's direction captures some gorgeous shots, including a number of amazing silhouette shots, while perfectly evoking the feel of Golden Age war films.
Rated 21 Nov 2012
joeroxyjoeroxy
Rated 13 Nov 2012
30
4th
Dear Hollywood, The Germans are called the Germans because they speak German. The same goes for the French being called the French. Otherwise they would be called the English. This REALLY annoys me. And for the rest of the movie: I can't care less about anything than horses, so I guessnit's kind of my fault I started watching this.
Rated 13 Nov 2012
bharathbharath
Rated 21 Oct 2012
60
29th
Totally unexpected movie from Speilberg, considering his past "War" films Saving Private Ryan and Schindlers List. Based on a children's story I can understand the focus of the movie. Overall it was just and average movie.
Rated 21 Oct 2012
ryan_luedersRyan Lueders
Rated 16 Sep 2012
60
15th
I thought to myself that this whole movie couldn't be about a horse. I saw some scenes from WWI and thought that at least most of the movie will be about that... but no... horses... So, as you can see this already hurt the movie so badly. There were a few good scenes like the French girl trying to teach the horse to jump and I liked that Tom Hiddleston was in this but there were no real stand-out scenes or characters in this. The whole thing was sad and blah. No idea how this was nominated.
Rated 16 Sep 2012
worleyjamersworleyjamers
Rated 09 Sep 2012
72
69th
Steven Spielberg, yet again, proves to be one of the best directors and story tellers of our time. Only he could take a story about the relationship between a horse and his boy and turn it into a heart warming adventure. The cinematography is gorgeous and the score sweeping. I can't recommend this film enough. Excellent; one of the best films of the year!
Rated 09 Sep 2012
gokseltuzungokseltuzun
Rated 08 Sep 2012
75
37th
classical spielbers movie, however it was good and Janusz Kaminski's cinematography was good.
Rated 08 Sep 2012
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 16 Aug 2012
65
42nd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehCJOay2J1U
Rated 16 Aug 2012
chmulcr0nchmul_cr0n
Rated 06 Jul 2012
56
23rd
While it's pretty audacious to make a war melodrama, in this case it kind of failed. When those German soldiers are speaking English to each other, for example, while the other ones are barking orders in the background. In German. Not to mention the French farmer and his granddaughter. The reunion was pretty cool, though. And the battle scenes were great, too. But all that Yeah-it's-war-but-in-the-end-all-people-are-really-helpful-and-nice-to-each-other-business was a little too much for me
Rated 06 Jul 2012
witzelsuchtwitzelsucht
Rated 24 Jun 2012
7
41st
A very handsome film with some great actors, but too long and shamelessly saccharine. The unrelenting, redundant score made me want to slap John Williams with a fish.
Rated 24 Jun 2012
criteenqueCriteenque
Rated 20 May 2012
25
18th
War Horse is filled with show-stopping landscapes, brilliant skies, and emotionally taut moments. It's also flawed, occasionally ineffective, and sometimes reaches too far for a cheap emotional payoff.
Rated 20 May 2012
kammeyerKammeyer
Rated 06 May 2012
20
2nd
A long and boring movie, about a horse. The ending is so suppose to be so sad, its actually hilarious! Besides that, no man would ever get so attached to a piece of meat.
Rated 06 May 2012

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