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Secretariat

"The Impossible True Story"

2010-08-20 Drama 2hr 3m

Housewife and mother Penny Chenery agrees to take over her ailing father's Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Against all odds, Chenery - with the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin - manages to navigate the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years.

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Storyline

Housewife and mother Penny Chenery agrees to take over her ailing father's Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Against all odds, Chenery - with the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin - manages to navigate the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years.

  • Released
    2010-08-20
  • Revenue
    $60,300,000
  • Budget
    $35,000,000
  • Runtime
    2hr 3m
  • Genre
    Drama
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    7.2
  • Production
    Walt Disney Pictures, Fast Track Productions, Mayhem Pictures

Crew

Randall Wallace
Director
Mike Rich
Screenplay
Mark Ciardi
Producer
Keywords:
horseback riding horse race 1970s biography based on true story equestrian stallion eccentricity triple crown year 1973

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Cast

Diane Lane

Diane Lane
Penny Chenery
John Malkovich

John Malkovich
Lucien Laurin
Scott Glenn

Scott Glenn
Chris Chenery
Dylan Walsh

Dylan Walsh
Jack Tweedy
Fred Thompson

Fred Thompson
Bull Hancock
Margo Martindale

Margo Martindale
Miss Ham
Nelsan Ellis

Nelsan Ellis
Eddie Sweat
James Cromwell

James Cromwell
Ogden Phipps
Otto Thorwarth

Otto Thorwarth
Ronnie Turcotte
Michael Harding

Michael Harding
E.V. Benjamin
Richard Fullerton

Richard Fullerton
Robert Kleburg
Tim Ware

Tim Ware
John Galbreath
Nestor Serrano

Nestor Serrano
Pancho Martin
Keith Austin

Keith Austin
Laffit Pincay
Kevin Connolly

Kevin Connolly
Bill Nack
Eric Lange

Eric Lange
Andy Beyer
Drew Roy

Drew Roy
Seth Hancock
Carissa Capobianco

Carissa Capobianco
Sarah Tweedy
AJ Michalka

AJ Michalka
Kate Tweedy
Sean Michael Cunningham

Sean Michael Cunningham
Chris Tweedy
Jacob Rhodes

Jacob Rhodes
John Tweedy
Dylan Baker

Dylan Baker
Hollis Chenery
Graham McTavish

Graham McTavish
Earl Jansen
Ken Strunk

Ken Strunk
Dr. Manuel Gilman
Wynn Reichert

Wynn Reichert
Pastor
Audrey P. Scott

Audrey P. Scott
Penny, age 6
Joe Chrest

Joe Chrest
Sports Broadcaster

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Movie Reviews

Reviews for Secretariat
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A Review by tanty 7

Written by tanty on 2014-11-24

Quite decent story telling. Not too big pretensions and nice performance from a well chosen cast. The story is quite stereotypical but it... read more

Quite decent story telling. Not too big pretensions and nice performance from a well chosen cast. The story is quite stereotypical but it is well done.

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A Review by r96sk 7

Written by r96sk on 2020-11-10

I thoroughly enjoyed the performances of Diane Lane and John Malkovich, the film itself may not match those two but it still makes for a ple... read more

I thoroughly enjoyed the performances of Diane Lane and John Malkovich, the film itself may not match those two but it still makes for a pleasant time. This is another sports drama from Disney and another film about horses, of which they have been a fair amount down the decades from the studio. It fails to reach the (very) high levels of 1976's <em>'The Littlest Horse Thieves'</em> and 1991's <em>'Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken'</em>. However, with that noted, <em>'Secretariat'</em> still produces a fine time. Lane and Malkovich are very good together, Lane particularly stands out. Margo Martindale is involved once more, playing a sweet and lovely character as she always does - she's perfect for those roles. Nice to see James Cromwell, also. The cinematography is solid, as is the pacing of events. It does feel a little light of serious story at times, but that's hard to avoid when you're dealing with something as interesting but repetitive as horse racing. In the end, it's a nice story about Secretariat and Penny Chenery.

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A Review by Andres Gomez

Quite decent story telling. Not too big pretensions and nice performance from a well chosen cast. The story is quite stereotypical but it is well done....

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A Review by tanty 7

Written by tanty on 2014-11-24

Quite decent story telling. Not too big pretensions and nice performance from a well chosen cast. The story is quite stereotypical but it is well done....

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by r96sk 7

Written by r96sk on 2020-11-10

I thoroughly enjoyed the performances of Diane Lane and John Malkovich, the film itself may not match those two but it still makes for a pleasant time. This is another sports drama from Disney and ...

read more