The Dark Horse fingerprintHigh energy, big heart, a touch of humor.
Tense and violent
Deeply moving and cathartic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, family, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Functional look and sound
Tense and violent
The Dark Horse is tense and violent.
Deeply moving and cathartic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, cathartic, and melancholic. Much of it is about family and growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, family, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, family, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
The performances, characters, and direction stand out.
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The Dark Horse is included with a subscription to fuboTV in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on The CW, Hoopla, and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 80/100 (IMDb 7.4, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, and Metacritic 77). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence, strong language, and drug use.
2 h 4 min
The Dark Horse runs 2 h 4 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate The Dark Horse higher (87) than audiences (75). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in New Zealand.
+9GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Dark Horse in 23 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 17 storytelling tropes for The Dark Horse, including Dark Horse Victory, Dirty Old Man, The Ditz.
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