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Hidalgo

2004 · 136 min

A sweeping, old-fashioned desert adventure with a stoic hero, majestic horses, and a rousing underdog race.

Directed by
Joe Johnston
Genres
Western, Adventure
Starring
Viggo Mortensen, Zuleikha Robinson, Omar Sharif
Tagline
Unbridled. Unbroken. Unbeaten.
Overview
Set in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous race for a massive contest prize, in an adventure that sends the pair around the world...

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Directed by
Joe Johnston
Genres
Western, Adventure
Starring
Viggo Mortensen, Zuleikha Robinson, Omar Sharif
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 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
  • identity
  • guilt
  • survival
  • freedom
  • redemption
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
western, adventure
Directed by
Joe Johnston
Written by
John Fusco
Starring
Viggo Mortensen, Zuleikha Robinson, Omar Sharif, Louise Lombard, J.K. Simmons, Adoni Maropis, Silas Carson, C. Thomas Howell
Music
James Newton Howard
Cinematography
Shelly Johnson
Runtime
136 min
Country
United States of America, Morocco
Languages
Arabic, English

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