The fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates the circle of his life.
Acting
Alan Cumming's voice work is genuinely majestic.
Cinematography
Gorgeous English countryside, horse porn for equestrians.
Writing
Caroline Thompson adapts Sewell with surprising bite.
Director
Caroline Thompson
Alan Cumming
Black Beauty (voice)
Docs Keepin Time
Black Beauty (horse)
Sean Bean
Farmer Grey
David Thewlis
Jerry Barker
Jim Carter
John Manly
Peter Davison
Squire Gordon
Alun Armstrong
Reuben Smith
John McEnery
Mr. York
Eleanor Bron
Lady Wexmire
Peter Cook
Lord Wexmire
Georgina Armstrong
Jessica Gordon
Adrian Ross Magenty
Lord George
Anthony Walters
Alfred Gordon
Andrew Knott
Joe Green
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Docs Keepin Time, the horse who played Beauty, was a real-life failed racehorse—perfect meta-casting for a story about discarded animals finding worth.
Anna Sewell's 1877 novel was literally written to campaign against horse abuse; this adaptation keeps that activist edge rare in family films.
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