Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story (2005)

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Ben Crane believes that a severely injured racehorse deserves another chance. He and his daughter Cale adopt the mare and save it from being sacrificed by the owner.

• Released: 2005-09-10
• Genres: Drama, Family
• Runtime: 1h 46m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 449 votes

Directed by John Gatins.

Top cast

• Kurt Russell as Ben Crane
• Dakota Fanning as Cale Crane
• Kris Kristofferson as Pop Crane
• Elisabeth Shue as Lily
• David Morse as Palmer
• Freddy Rodríguez as Manolin
• Luis Guzmán as Balon
• Oded Fehr as Prince Sadir
• Ken Howard as William Ford
• Holmes Osborne as Doc Fleming

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story

• United States: watch free on Kanopy, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video

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