Dark Horse

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Dark Horse

2012,

1h 25m,

Drama

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70%

79 Reviews

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41%

2,500+ Ratings

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70%

Tomatometer

79 Reviews

41%

Popcornmeter

2,500+ Ratings

An odd romance blooms between a chronic underachiever (Jordan Gelber) and a depressed woman (Selma Blair) who has still not recovered from a previous failed relationship.

Critics Consensus

Typically misanthropic yet curiously satisfying and incisive, Dark Horse is a movie that preaches to the cynical converted.

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J. Hoberman

Tablet

May 3, 2016

An exercise in compassionate misanthropy.

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Ann Hornaday

Washington Post

Aug 17, 2012

2/4

It would be unfair and patronizing to say that Solondz needs to grow up, but "Dark Horse" suggests that it's time for the bard of bourgeois hypocrisy to consider moving on.

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Mark Feeney

Boston Globe

Aug 9, 2012

1.5/4

Solondz has made a career out of specializing in highly aberrant views of middle-class life.

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Jason Adams

My New Plaid Pants

Jul 14, 2021

This movie feels like a culmination of sorts - it spins right off into extended fantasy for long periods of time, allowing us right inside the sordid funny and downright depressing fantasy life of Abe, king of the losers

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Jun 27, 2019

3.5/5

While this may not be Solondz's strongest piece, it may very well fit the bill as a dark horse in his filmography.

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Jo-Ann Titmarsh

CineVue

May 30, 2019

3/5

Though Dark Horse offers plenty of laughs, in no way is this a film in the wake of Hollywood man-child comedies... There's no easy resolution to Abe's situation and the audience is not really rooting for him to get the girl and the happy ending.

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Finn S

Feb 19, 2018

Although often as depressing and raw in truth as a Solondz film goes, this one isn't often quite as interesting and is often confusing for no real reason. I think people who are offended easily will like this film better than Todd's other films.

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Ron G

Jun 8, 2012

Unsettling Todd Solondz film features a great performance by Jordan Gelber.

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Synopsis

An odd romance blooms between a chronic underachiever (Jordan Gelber) and a depressed woman (Selma Blair) who has still not recovered from a previous failed relationship.

Director: Todd Solondz
Producer: Ted Hope, Derrick Tseng
Screenwriter: Todd Solondz
Distributor: Brainstorm Media
Production Co: Double Hope Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 8, 2012, Original
Release Date (Streaming): May 13, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.0M
Runtime: 1h 25m

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