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All the Pretty Horses

Some passions can never be tamed.

2000 · 1h 57m · PG-13 Drama, Romance, Western
Directed by Billy Bob Thornton

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Overview

The year is 1949. A young Texan named John Grady finds himself without a home after his mother sells the ranch where he has spent his entire life. Lured south of the border by the romance of cowboy life and the promise of a fresh start, Cole and his pal embark on an adventure that will test their resilience, define their maturity, and change their lives forever.

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Critics on Rotten Tomatoes

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32%
Tomatometer
Rotten

Damon is 30 and Cruz will soon be 27, and they look it. And there goes the drama.

Joel Siegel, Good Morning America
Rotten

McCarthy's novel employs the coming of age narrative in service of his sanguineous spiritual vision, and for the film to renounce that philosophy is to give up its soul and be rendered lifeless.

Steve Mirarchi, Boston Globe
Rotten

Lovely but disengaging, mysterious but uninvolving, physical but strangely remote.

Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Fresh

Working from Ted Tally's casually artful script, director Billy Bob Thornton guides Matt Damon, Henry Thomas and Penelope Cruz to their most impressive performances in a major movie yet.

Susan Stark, Detroit News
Rotten

Whether you're familiar with the story or not, you'll have trouble feeling connected to it.

Steven Rosen, Denver Post

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