Movie

National Velvet

1945 · 123 min

A gentle, heartwarming underdog story with a stirring race and a quietly moving family at its centre.

Tagline: Simple story of a boy... a girl... and a horse! Set to the thunder of the Grand National Steeplechase!
Overview: Mi Taylor is a young wanderer and opportunist who finds himself in the quiet English countryside home of the Brown family. The youngest daughter, Velvet, has a passion for horses and when she wins the spirited steed Pie in a town lottery, Mi is encouraged to train the horse.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, melancholic and uplifting. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Family, coming-of-age, ambition, redemption
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
upliftingstrength 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
coming-of-age
ambition
redemption
parenthood
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none