The Black Stallion fingerprintHigh energy, big heart, a touch of humor.
Spectacular and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Uplifting and awe-inspiring
Much of it is about growing up and family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Growing up, sports, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography and score
Spectacular and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
The Black Stallion is spectacular, thrilling, and fast-paced.
Uplifting and awe-inspiring
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's uplifting, awe-inspiring, and wholesome. Much of it is about growing up and family.
Growing up, sports, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around growing up, sports, and family. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography and score
Look and sound: the cinematography and score stand out.
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From the moment he first saw the stallion, he knew it would either destroy him, or carry him where no one had ever been before…
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The Black Stallion is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 81/100 (IMDb 7.4, Rotten Tomatoes 90%, and Metacritic 84). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated G in the United States.
1 h 58 min
The Black Stallion runs 1 h 58 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Black Stallion higher (87) than audiences (77). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $3 million to make and earned $38 million worldwide, 14.0 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Arabic, Italian, Portuguese. Produced in United States.
+105GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Black Stallion in 119 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 43 storytelling tropes for The Black Stallion, including Mythical Motifs, Horsing Around, Brilliant, but Lazy.
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