The movie tells the true story of the life and racing career of Seabiscuit, the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation. The film accurately portrays the real people and events of those troubled times and how Seabiscuit 'fixed us, every one of us.'
13 September 1988, Columbus, Ohio, USA
11 December 1946, Texas, USA
20 August 1949, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
16 June 1953, Sumatra, Indonesia
9 July 1951, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
9 May 1993, Los Angeles, California, USA
6 March 1963, Caldwell, Idaho, USA
25 December 1939, Midwest City, Oklahoma, USA
12 December 1991, Los Angeles, California, USA
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May 19, 2013
promises filet mignon, only to deliver oats and hay
March 26, 2007
I found this film stultifyingly self-important and, despite the regularity with which it cuts to the chase, weirdly static.
June 24, 2006
For a film about an unfancied underdog, Seabiscuit is just far too pleased with itself.
July 31, 2008
Respectable when it should be thrilling, honorable when it should be rough and ready.
August 07, 2004
Watching this movie, you get the feeling that the Depression existed so that Seabiscuit could be memorialized.
June 19, 2009
Writer-director Ross's true-believer American salesmanship%u2014inspired by Frank Capra and honed in Dave and Pleasantville--suits this story of American entrepreneurship, optimism, and resilience. [Blu-ray]
April 29, 2009
Becomes a tale about beating the odds, the triumph of competition, and how one small animal can bring a nation together to forget its miseries.
September 23, 2010
It's inspiring despite a sobering thesis: The future is intoxicating, but progress is a kind way of rendering someone's livelihood obsolete. Gary Ross probed the underdog principle's heart: Success outside the comfort zone is the sweetest of all.
December 28, 2010
An inspiring story for teens and up.
August 18, 2007
Seabiscuit is not a work of great art, but it tells its solid story with grace and dignity.
November 01, 2007
[It] may be too airbrushed for its own good, but in the end nothing can stop this story from putting a lump in your throat.
August 27, 2003
In the structure of his screenplay Ross has taken a risk, and he has not quite brought it off.
