Racing Stripes

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Racing Stripes

PG,

2005,

1h 41m,

Kids & Family/

Comedy/

Drama

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35%

95 Reviews

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A baby zebra gets separated from a traveling circus in a small Kentucky town. It's eventually discovered by horse trainer Nolan Walsh (Bruce Greenwood) and his daughter, Channing (Hayden Panettiere), who falls in love with the animal. She calls him Stripes (Frankie Muniz) and keeps him as a pet. Though Nolan has forbidden Channing from racing ever since her mother was killed in an accident, her ambition is undiminished. With the help of her new pet, she's convinced that her goal can be realized.

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Critics Consensus

Racing Stripes might be good for a few laps with younger viewers, but it's too blandly predictable to truly recommend for an all-ages audience.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Dec 28, 2010

4/5

Best live-action talking animal movie since Babe.

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Nathan Rabin

AV Club

Oct 6, 2006

Part earnest, old-fashioned melodrama, part wisecracking broad comedy, Racing Stripes is a film divided against itself.

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Neil Smith

BBC.com

Feb 8, 2005

3/5

A breezy caper that will entertain children without testing their parents' patience.

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

Nov 18, 2019

D+

here have been worse family films that have been in release in recent memory, but Racing Stripes still isnt good enough to recommend even at a discount price.

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Apr 16, 2009

B

There's something oddly satisfying about seeing a notoriously disobedient wild animal like a zebra racing alongside horses.

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Jim Lane

Sacramento News & Review

Aug 7, 2008

3/5

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Luke L

Nov 16, 2018

This film was unwatchable.

Abraham G

Oct 29, 2018

Racing Stripes tries to be like Babe, hoping to connect to audiences like the 1995 film had done. The new film has many of the same qualities, but it isn't as fresh, as witty, or as affecting as the pig starring film was. The concept of making animals talk is always tricky, and, for the most part, director Frederik Du Chau pulls it off. The animals' mouths move in a believable fashion, and the vocal cast is first-rate. The fault lies in the script), which doesn't believe that the animals have much worth saying to adult audience members. However, for the right demography (I am guessing pre-teen girls) this would be a nice film to sit and watch. (Watch it only if you are accompanying a young girl).

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Ron W

Apr 1, 2018

Cute and imaginative but overall, this movie suffers from a terrible story and even worse dialogue.

Poe M

Jul 14, 2017

what is a great actor like bruce greenwood doing in a sh*t box movie without any sense of humor come on!

Theodore S

Mar 12, 2017

One of my favorite kid movies

Ron G

Dec 11, 2016

Disgusting; unfunny and choppy. Racing Stripes doesn't show any family-friendly message and only shares a thin plot; so predictable as its unremeakable characters.

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Frederik Du Chau

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Bruce Greenwood

Nolan Walsh

Hayden Panettiere

Channing Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Woodzie

Wendie Malick

Clara Dalrymple

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Synopsis

A baby zebra gets separated from a traveling circus in a small Kentucky town. It's eventually discovered by horse trainer Nolan Walsh (Bruce Greenwood) and his daughter, Channing (Hayden Panettiere), who falls in love with the animal. She calls him Stripes (Frankie Muniz) and keeps him as a pet. Though Nolan has forbidden Channing from racing ever since her mother was killed in an accident, her ambition is undiminished. With the help of her new pet, she's convinced that her goal can be realized.

Director: Frederik Du Chau
Producer: Daniel Brimer, Broderick Johnson, Andrew A. Kosove, Edward L. McDonnell, Lloyd Phillips
Screenwriter: Kirk DeMicco, Michael Samonek, Mike Samonek, David Schmidt
Distributor: Summit Entertainment, Warner Bros.
Production Co: Alcon Entertainment
Rating: PG (Some Language|Mild Crude Humor)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 14, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 22, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $49.2M
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.37:1)

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