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Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story
Ben Crane is a horse trainer who is struggling to connect with his precocious daughter, Cale. Chanes come to him when Cale catalyzes the rescue and rehabilitation of Sonador, a race horse with a broken leg.
28 August 1956, Cayey, Puerto Rico
28 March 1944, El Centro, California, USA
22 June 1936, Brownsville, Texas, USA
1 July 1969, Basra, Iraq
11 October 1953, Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA
23 February 1994, Conyers, Georgia, USA
17 January 1975, Chicago, Illinois, USA
18 March 1974
10 September 1980, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
December 30, 2006
All the characters are familiar, the story is familiar, but it is well-constructed and the actors do a good job with the material.
March 31, 2006
It is a movie that will captivate children, yes, but it will also capture the hearts of the grown-ups, too.
October 21, 2005
Lovely family film, which has a way of resonating in one's imagination for days.
March 04, 2006
Screenwriting manuals have taught us that every film is (or should be) a Hero's Journey, but writer-director John Gatins takes that gospel so literally it's hard to know whether to admire his purity or marvel at his lack of imagination.
October 21, 2005
It's to Fanning's and Russell's credit, and the filmmakers', that the formula never gets the better of the film.
October 21, 2005
For family audiences seeking easy assurance, moral certitude and, of course, moving scenes of a gorgeous, galloping horse.
October 21, 2005
Too obvious, too trite and too sentimental to ever be more than Seabiscuit for tweens.
October 21, 2005
As a sports drama -- a genre that's gotten entirely too much play lately -- Dreamer is singularly unexciting.
September 22, 2006
Dreamer is loaded with enough clichés and formulas to choke a horse. But truly, it works.
December 11, 2005
The charismatic Fanning proves she is the best child actress in decades.
October 24, 2005
A great family film.
March 27, 2006
simply feels more professional than most family fare
