Black Beauty

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Black Beauty

2020,

1h 50m,

Drama

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47%

43 Reviews

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56%

100+ Ratings

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100+ Ratings

In this modern day reimagining of Anna Sewell's timeless classic, we follow Black Beauty, a wild horse born free in the American West. Rounded up and taken away from her family, Beauty is brought to Birtwick Stables where she meets a spirited teenage girl, Jo Green. Beauty and Jo forge an unbreakable bond that carries Beauty through the different chapters, challenges, and adventures of her life.

Critics Consensus

Unable to rein in the complexities of its source material, Black Beauty struggles to gallop out of the paddock.

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Clarisse Loughrey

Independent (UK)

Dec 5, 2020

2/5

To those whose bedroom walls were never adorned with photographs of wild, galloping herds, Black Beauty reads as pretty, but emotionally vacant.

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

Dec 3, 2020

3/5

If you can edge thoughts of sacrilege from your head, this Black Beauty works well enough as a bank holiday entertainment in the style of mid-20th century Disney television.

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Brian Lowry

CNN.com

Nov 30, 2020

It's ultimately too inert, even with the changes, to make this familiar story leap off the page. Black Beauty isn't bad, exactly, but rather the kind of flavorless fare that underscores how hard really good family viewing is to corral.

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Rachel Wagner

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Feb 12, 2021

It felt so derivative of so many better films

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Jan 29, 2021

3/5

Errs on the side of sentimentality, favouring uplift over real edge, but while the smoothed-down version has changed some of the details of Sewell's story but the underlying messages of loyalty and kindness to animals remain the same.

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Sabina Dana Plasse

Film Threat

Dec 18, 2020

6/10

This updated version of Black Beauty is well-done and touches upon some important points about being connected to animals, nature, and learning to care for others.

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Synopsis

In this modern day reimagining of Anna Sewell's timeless classic, we follow Black Beauty, a wild horse born free in the American West. Rounded up and taken away from her family, Beauty is brought to Birtwick Stables where she meets a spirited teenage girl, Jo Green. Beauty and Jo forge an unbreakable bond that carries Beauty through the different chapters, challenges, and adventures of her life.

Director: Ashley Avis
Producer: Jeremy Bolt, Genevieve Hofmeyr, Robert Kulzer
Screenwriter: Ashley Avis
Production Co: Moonlighting Films, Constantin Film Ltd., Bolt Pictures
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 27, 2020
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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