Highest-Rated Movies about 'Horses', Sort by Popularity

Virginia's Run (2003), Speedy (1928), American Mustang (2013), The Misfits (1961), War Horse (2011), The Littlest Horse Thieves (1977), Smoky (1946), Return to Snowy River (1988) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Horses movies.

#16. The Red Pony (1949)

Storyline: In the coast range mountains on the western edge of the Salinas Valley is a ranch where Tom, a lad of about ten, longs for a pony. He lives with his mom, who was born there, her dad, a talkative pioneer who misses the old West, Tom's dad Fred Tiflin, who comes from the city and after years on the ranch doesn't feel at home there, and Billy, their trusted hand, a real cowboy. While Fred has to sort out whether he wants to stay a rancher and come to terms with his son being closer to Billy than to himself, Tom gets a pony and learns directly about responsibility and loss. What lessons can each learn, and are tragedy and hard choices all that life offers? Are laughter and joy anywhere?—<jhailey@hotmail.com>

Plot Keywords: young boy, father, mother, ranch hand, grandfather, friend, heartwarming ...

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#17. Ride a Wild Pony (1976)

Storyline: Scott, a poor farm boy, is given a wild pony from a wealthy ranch owner's herd to ride to and from school. Scott and his pony soon become an inseparable team, until one day the pony suddenly disappears. Soon after, the ranch owner's handicapped daughter Josie has a wild pony especially trained to pull her cart. But Scott is convinced that Josie's pony is actually his, which leads to a court battle that divides their small Australian town. One child must ultimately lose the pony when true ownership is decided...—Snow4849

Plot Keywords: disabled person, poor boy, rancher, father, lawyer, pony, moving ...

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#18. The Great Dan Patch (1949)

Storyline: David Palmer, a young chemist, returns to his father's Indiana farm, to marry a local school teacher, Ruth Treadwell. David meets again his father's horse-trainer, Ben Lathrop, whose daughter, Cissy, has left high school to help her father. Palmer marries and becomes wealthy through an invention, and is able to indulge his socially-ambitious wife. His father dies and Palmer returns to Indiana, where his interest in harness-racing is rekindled, as is his interest in Cissy Lathrop.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>

Plot Keywords: horse, fiancée, teacher, horse trainer, scientist, wife, rousing ...

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#19. Princess Emmy (2019)

Storyline: Princess Emmy is a young girl with a secret gift - she is the only one in the Kingdom of Kandis who can speak to horses. Up until now, life for Emmy has been wonderful: exploring and hanging out with her best friends - a stable full of amazing horses; spending time with her family at the castle and not having a care in the world. That is until her jealous, scheming cousin Gizana appears; challenging her at every turn, threatening Emmy's chances of becoming an officially inaugurated princess and generally making her life hell. And on top of all that, Emmy must undergo the ultimate test to earn the right to keep her gift. If she fails, she loses the gift and her best friends forever. There is a huge amount at stake for such a little girl.

Plot Keywords: horse, cousin, heartwarming, incredible, uplifting, castle, stable ...

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#21. Something to Talk About (1995)

Storyline: Grace Bichon, who is managing her father's riding-stable, discovers that her husband Eddie deceives her with another woman. After confronting him in the middle of the night on the streets of their small home town, she decides to stay at her sister Emma Rae's house for a while, to make up her mind. Breaking out of her everyday life, she starts to question the authority of everyone, especially her father's, thus causing a stir in her parent's marriage, too.

Plot Keywords: wife, husband, sister, mother, father, lover, engaging ...

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#23. Black Beauty (1971)

Storyline: When farmer Evan's mare has a fine son, he promises the black stallion to his son Joe. The youngster enjoy growing up as playmates. Alas, once the good squire is buried, his mean heir, who abuses animals, turns the screws on till pa Evans is forced to leave and abandon even Black Beauty. He soon loses everything in a cards game, so the stallion ends up in the Hackenschmidt circus. Joe is desperate to get him back.—KGF Vissers

Plot Keywords: young boy, aristocrat, soldier, circus performer, daughter, touching, melodramatic ...

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#24. The Old Barn Dance (1938)

Storyline: Sally Dawson gets Gene to sign a contract to sing on her struggling radio station. Gene is selling horses and unknown to him the sponsor of his program is the tractor company he is competing against. When the ranchers that bought tractors can't make their payments and Maxwell forecloses, the ranchers blame Autry.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>

Plot Keywords: gene autry, sidekick, gunslinger, businessman, radio producer, cowboy, patriotic ...

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