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Ride Like a Girl

2019 · 98 min

A warm, rousing underdog story that wears its heart on its sleeve and builds to a genuinely uplifting real-life triumph.

Tagline
Never give up
Overview
The story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • upliftingstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • ambition
  • gender
  • survival
  • redemption
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Rachel Griffiths
Written by
Elise McCredie, Andrew Knight
Starring
Teresa Palmer, Sam Neill, Sullivan Stapleton, Magda Szubanski, Genevieve Morris, Stevie Payne, Gryffin Morrison, Summer North
Music
David Hirschfelder
Cinematography
Martin McGrath
Runtime
98 min
Country
Australia, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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