Spirits of the Dead (1968), A Dog's Journey (2019), Dark Victory (1939), Frances Ha (2012), Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (1991), Phar Lap (1983), The Black Stallion (1979), Lean on Pete (2017) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Stable movies.
Storyline: Roger Vadim, Louis Malle and Federico Fellini collaborated on this trio of tales based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe.
Plot Keywords: countess, religious person, actor, young girl, horse owner, priest, creepy ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A dog finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he meets.
Plot Keywords: pet owner, family member, young girl, grandfather, grandmother, endearing, emotional ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Judith Traherne is at the height of young society when Dr. Frederick Steele diagnoses a brain tumor. After surgery, she falls in love with Steele. The doctor tells her secretary that the tumor will come back and eventually kill her. Learning this, Judith becomes manic and depressive. Her horse trainer Michael, who loves her, tells her to get as much out of life as she can. She marries Steele who intends to find a cure for her illness. As he goes off to a conference in New York failing eyesight indicates to Judith that she is dying.—Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
Plot Keywords: heiress, stableman, doctor, best friend, housekeeper, emotional, sad ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Frances lives in New York, but she doesn't really have an apartment. Frances is an apprentice for a dance company, but she's not really a dancer. Frances has a best friend named Sophie, but they aren't really speaking anymore. Frances throws herself headlong into her dreams, even as their possible reality dwindles. Frances wants so much more than she has but lives her life with unaccountable joy and lightness.
Plot Keywords: dancer, partner, apprentice, amusing, brooklyn, stable, search ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Thrilled by a performance she sees at a fair, Sonora (Gabrielle Anwar) tries to land a spot as a daredevil who rides horses off of high dives. With the help of Al Carver (Michael Schoeffling), whose father runs the show, she works toward her goal. An injury to star rider Marie (Kathleen York) paves her way, and she finds herself on the diving platform. Her life looks complete now that she and Al are in love, but she is about to be thrust into the most trying time of her life.—Kacey M.
Plot Keywords: teen girl, horse, horse trainer, orphan, aunt, boyfriend, emotional ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Phar Lap, the legendary Australian racing horse, is as well-known today for his mysterious death as for his fabulous accomplishments in life. Beginning at the end, the film flashes back to the day that Phar Lap, despite his lack of pedigree, is purchased on impulse by trainer Harry Telford. Phar Lap loses his first races, but Telford's faith in the animal is unshakable. Suddenly the horse becomes a winner, thanks to the love and diligence of stableboy Tommy Woodcock. American-promoter Dave Davis arranges for Phar Lap to be entered in several top races, where his "long shot" status results in heavy losses for the professional gamblers. Just after winning an important race in Mexico, Phar Lap collapses and dies; though the film never comes out and says as much, it is assumed that the horse was "murdered" by the gambling interests.—Hal Erickson
Plot Keywords: stableman, horse owner, horse trainer, wife, jockey, horse, thrilling ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: While traveling with his father, young Alec becomes fascinated by a mysterious Arabian stallion who is brought on board and stabled in the ship he is sailing on. When it tragically sinks both he and the horse survive only to be stranded on a desert island. He befriends it, so when finally rescued, both return to his home where they soon meet Henry Dailey, a once-successful trainer. Together they begin training the stallion to race against the fastest horses in the world.
Plot Keywords: boy, horse, jockey, father, mother, endearing, gripping ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The film follows fifteen-year-old Charley Thompson. He wants a home, food on the table and a high school he can attend for more than part of the year. As the son of a single father working in warehouses across the Pacific Northwest, stability is hard to find. Hoping for a new start they move to Portland, Oregon where Charley takes a summer job, with a washed-up horse trainer, and befriends a failing racehorse named Lean on Pete.
Plot Keywords: teen boy, horse, emotional, heartwarming, rousing, uplifting, american midwest ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Architect Peter Ibbetson is hired by the Duke of Towers to design a building for him. Ibbetson discovers that the Duchess of Towers, Mary, is his now-grown childhood sweetheart. Their love revives, but Peter is sentenced to life in prison for an accidental killing. Mary comes to him in dreams and they are able to live out their romance in a dream world.—Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
Plot Keywords: architect, duchess, duke, employee, best friend, love interest, dreamy ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: When the owner of a Yorkshire coal-mine decides to mechanize to increase profits, the mine's pit ponies are scheduled to be destroyed. So, three children plan to steal them to keep them safe. But when they're caught, it's up to the mine owners and the miners themselves to decide what's right.—Kathy Li
Plot Keywords: young boy, young girl, mother, father, lord, emotional, engaging ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The story of the life of Jesus Christ from his birth in Bethlehem to his crucifixion and subsequent resurrection. Filmed on a relatively grand scale, the film includes all of the major events referred to in the New Testament; his baptism by John the Baptist; the miracles - cripples walking, blind men seeing; the fishes and the loaves; and so on. The film actually begins with the Roman invasion by Pompey in 65 B.C., the appointment of King Herod the Great by the Romans and finally the crowning of Herod Antipas after he murders his father. The revolt led by Barrabas is also included and John the Baptist's beheading as Salome's price for dancing for Herod.—garykmcd
Plot Keywords: jesus, virgin, judas iscariot, pontius pilate, ruler, brutal, emotional ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: George Orwell's Napoleon the pig leads a barnyard rebellion making all animals equal, sort of. Gordon Heath narrates.
Plot Keywords: farmer, pig, horse, donkey, dog, bleak, disturbing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Ben Crane believes that a severely injured racehorse deserves another chance. He and his daughter Cale adopt the horse (in fact is a mare)and save it of being sacrificed by the owner. The arrival of the mare to Crane's farm, will be the perfect opportunity for both father and daughter to reconstruct their lost familiar bond. "Soñador" (Dreamer in English), the renamed mare, despite its broken leg, maybe could have another chance to return to the racecourse, with the help of Cale, Ben, and his father, Pop.
Plot Keywords: father, daughter, horse, horse trainer, horse owner, grandfather, endearing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Ambitious poor relation Blanche Fuller accepts a job as governess from her wealthy cousins who have adopted the name Fury since they acquired the ancestral home of the Fury family. Blanche plots to become the lady of the manor but her illicit passion for the vengeful, obsessed Philip Thorn sets off a string of tragic events, including murder.—Anonymous
Plot Keywords: stableman, cousin, uncle, governess, daughter, husband, dark ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Destined to become a fearless fighting bull, the young pacifist and flower-loving calf, Ferdinand, summons up the courage to escape from a Spanish bull-training camp, to finally find himself on little Nina's idyllic and fragrant farm. However, an unfortunate run-in with a busy golden bee will send the immense but peaceful animal back to the old Casa del Toro academy, where the famous matador, El Primero, usually selects his worthy bovine opponents for the arena. Does Ferdinand hide a fierce champion underneath a mountain of muscles, or is he a gentle giant after all?
Plot Keywords: bullfighter, animal, goat, hedgehog, family member, rabbit, amusing ...
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