Ben Crane is a horse trainer who is struggling to connect with his precocious daughter, Cale. Chanes come to him when Cale catalyzes the rescue and rehabilitation of Sonador, a race horse with a broken leg.
13 April 1972, Eugene, Oregon, USA
18 March 1974
28 August 1956, Cayey, Puerto Rico
22 June 1936, Brownsville, Texas, USA
20 September 1938, Denver, Colorado, USA
6 October 1963, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
31 March 1962, Gary, Indiana, USA
10 September 1980, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
8 March 1942, Wampum, Pennsylvania, USA
17 March 1951, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
9 January 1965, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
9 February 1951, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
11 October 1953, Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA
October 1, 1947 in Weslaco, Texas, USA
20 November 1993, USA
December 30, 2006
All the characters are familiar, the story is familiar, but it is well-constructed and the actors do a good job with the material.October 21, 2005
Lovely family film, which has a way of resonating in one's imagination for days.October 21, 2005
As a sports drama -- a genre that's gotten entirely too much play lately -- Dreamer is singularly unexciting.October 24, 2005
A great family film.October 21, 2005
It's to Fanning's and Russell's credit, and the filmmakers', that the formula never gets the better of the film.March 27, 2006
simply feels more professional than most family fareMarch 04, 2006
Screenwriting manuals have taught us that every film is (or should be) a Hero's Journey, but writer-director John Gatins takes that gospel so literally it's hard to know whether to admire his purity or marvel at his lack of imagination.March 31, 2006
It is a movie that will captivate children, yes, but it will also capture the hearts of the grown-ups, too.September 22, 2006
Dreamer is loaded with enough clichés and formulas to choke a horse. But truly, it works.December 11, 2005
The charismatic Fanning proves she is the best child actress in decades.October 21, 2005
For family audiences seeking easy assurance, moral certitude and, of course, moving scenes of a gorgeous, galloping horse.October 21, 2005
Too obvious, too trite and too sentimental to ever be more than Seabiscuit for tweens.