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Black Beauty (1994)

(2,010)6.61 h 27 min1994X-RayG

Caroline Thompson ("Edward Scissorhands") wrote this wonderfully movingfilm adaptation of the classic children' story told from the perspectiveof a horse named Black Beauty.

Directors: Caroline Thompson

Starring: Sean Bean Alan Cumming David Thewlis

Genres: Kids Action Drama Romance

Subtitles: English [CC]

Audio languages: English

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Supporting actors: Jim Carter Peter Davison Alun Armstrong John McEnery Eleanor Bronmore…Peter CookAdrian Ross Magenty

Producers: Robert Shapiro Peter Mac Gregor-Scott

Studio: Warner Bros.

Rating: G (General Audience)

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AmandaB

NOT the 1994 Sean Bean version!

Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2020

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Please note that despite the claim on the movie, this is NOT the 1994 version with Sean Bean and Alan Cumming. I thought that's what we were going to be watching and I was sadly disappointed. The description of the movie as given is accurate however, but it bears no relation whatsoever to either the 1994 Sean Bean movie or the book. It was odd, confusing, and disappointing to myself and my 6 year old who just finished reading the book together and were expecting something remotely similar to the events of the book.

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Some Cat & Dog PersonTop Contributor: Pets

NOT the 1994 version.

Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2020

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This is Black Beauty (1971) with Mark Lester as Joe Evans. The 1994 version is narrated by the horse; everything in the Xray is correct for the 1994 version, the film is the part that doesn't match.

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Mr. Perfect

Painful, but very well worth it

Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2018

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This one is different. It goes very deep into the psyche regarding the nature of Man as told through the horses in this movie. Watching this movie reminds me of watching documentaries about the Holocaust; something very much worth watching and learning from, but not the kind of thing I need to see ever again. The lesson was logged in, and in a very painful - but real - way. It also made me think of what it really must have been like to be a slave under control of other humans. I recommend this movie as a study of mankind, and his relationship with animals, and how man's ways has influenced their relationships with other humans over the centuries as well, and hopefully the viewer will take away some valuable insights that could impact the rest of their lives. This movie is very well done, painful to watch, but has the possibility to leave you thinking about it's depth of meaning for days. I watched it, I appreciated the quality of the production, I was profoundly impacted, but I don't think I'll ever watch it again.

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Gil the Thrill

Black Beauty a treat for every one.

Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2017

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This is an outstanding movie. I bought it for my 3 yr. old grand daughter. Though it took over a month to finally arrive, the DVD was in excellent condition. My granddaughter loves the story. It shows how some people treat animals kindly, while others could care less how they treat and care for animals. She loved Ginger, and Merry Legs, as well as Black Beauty. She watched the DVD ALL DAY!!!. it is a timeless story and great for all ages. I highly recommend this movie, as my granddaughter has never grown tired of it. I had checked it out from my local library, over the summer, I must've checked it out at least 6 additional times. I decided to purchase her, her own copy. Please get this movie, you won't be sorry.

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H MILDRED RYAN

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2021

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I KNEW THAT THERE WERE DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THIS MOVIE. I HAD SEEN THE 1971 VERSION AND LOVED IT. MOST PEOPLE WHO KNOW THE STORY PREFER THIS VERSION AS IT IS THE ORIGINAL. HOWEVER, I AM NOT A CHILD. I THINK THAT THE '71 VERSION IS MORE ENJOYABLE FOR ADULTS. THE HORSE IS NOT TELLING THE STORY AS IN THE ORIGINAL. THE STORY IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT, TOO.

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Norma S

Monitor Children Viewing Movie Alone

Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2013

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Not for the usual reasons. I watches this with my nieces and nephews, looking forward to the experience because I loved this movie when I was young. I got a surprise.

This movie has many beautiful scenes; there's no coarse language, sexually explicit scenes or even innuendos. There are, however, many sad and scary scenes for small children. I happened to be watching with a 13 and 5 year old. The 5 year old was scared during some of the scarier scenes, such as when Black Beauty was caught in a fire and when Ginger died from mal-treatment. She was very upset when the horses were abused.

I found myself explaining a lot of things to her, reminding her that it's very important that we treat animals nice, etc., trying to alleviate some of the feelings she was having.

The 13 year old was fine although he did get very upset when Black Beauty was abused by many of his owners.

It's funny...I didn't remember these scenes from my childhood viewing...I remember the horses running in the field, playing with one another, playing with the owner's children and the stable handlers.

I'm glad I bought it and I'm glad I watched it with the kids.

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Larry

Good story but a little long. Predictable even for an eight year old.

Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2019

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Good story but a little slow in spots. Granddaughter is eight and is really into horses, collects model horses, takes riding lessons, etc. But when movie had thirty minutes left to play she was tired of watching and decided to finish it later.
For Grandpa. It was slow but it was also nice to see the old actors who always did a great job.

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Joy Full

Excellent movie!

Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2020

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I watched the movie with my 6 year old grand daughter. She just loved the movie, and it kept her attention all the way through. Here's what she had to say about the movie: "I liked the movie and I give it 5 stars. Black Beauty tried to get back his nice owner, and then he went through so much with other new owners; some nice and some mean. Then in the end he found the boy who was his friend from a long time ago, and he was grown up. Then he went to live with him and Black Beauty was very happy."

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excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 11, 2020

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A bit expensive for an old dvd but I bought to watch with residents at work and they loved reliving the memory so worth every penny. Should come with free tissues lol

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Ber

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 8, 2020

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The film is good, but the delivery was not, bought it on prime and should have been next day deliver, should have been with me on Monday but didn’t get delivered until Wednesday,

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Black wonderful beautiful beauty.******

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 19, 2015

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What can I say about this, I've been watching this for ever & ever. It's starts of wonderfully but I must admin it does turn out well in the end for him. This is a brilliant film none the less. Buy, buy, buy!

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Black Beauty

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 30, 2016

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Present for Granddaughter I know she will love it

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Helen Baker

A really good and true to the book version which is better ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 8, 2014

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It's hardly fair to say starring Sean Bean because he's in it for about five minutes right at the beginning.
This was a present for my 8 year old daughter and she's watched it twice already.
A really good and true to the book version which is better than other versions I've seen.

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