Movies like The Galloping Major

20 movies like The Galloping Major, ordered by similarity : Racing Stripes(2005), The Red Stallion(1947), Thoroughbreds Don't Cry(1937), Phar Lap(1983), Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story(2005), A Fine Mess(1986), Of Horses and Men(2013), Riding High(1950), A Private Function(1984), The Story of Seabiscuit(1949), The Belles of St. Trinian's(1954), Just My Luck(1957) ...

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The Galloping Major

A syndicate is set up by a horse lover to buy a particular racehorse, but they accidentally buy the wrong horse. The horse is useless on the flat, so they decide to enter him as a jumper.

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Racing Stripes

An abandoned zebra grows up believing he is a racehorse, and, with the help of his barnyard friends and a teenage girl, sets out to achieve his dream of racing with thoroughbreds.

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The Red Stallion

A mare dies while foaling the Red Stallion. He is reared by a boy and is entered in a big race - something like the Kentucky Derby.

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Thoroughbreds Don't Cry

A cocky young jockey who gets mixed up with some crooked gamblers befriends an English lad with a fast horse and the niece of a woman who runs a boarding house for jockeys.

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Phar Lap

The true story of an Australian racehorse that became a champion, with the help of a local stableboy.

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Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story

Cale Crane catalyzes the rescue and rehabilitation of Sonador, a race horse with a broken leg.

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A Fine Mess

An actor and a chef fathom a plot to fix a horse race and attempt at capitalizing it, while striving to tackle two of the hitmen responsible for the scheme.

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Of Horses and Men

Vignettes of life in a rural Icelandic community show the intertwined lives of humans (Helgi Björnsson, Maria Ellingsen, Kristbjörg Kjeld) and equines.

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Riding High

A horse trainer who has fallen on hard times looks to his horse, Broadway Bill, to finally win the big race.

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A Private Function

In post-World War II Britain, food rationing continues, leading a married couple to become involved in the flourishing bacon black market.

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The Story of Seabiscuit

Horse trainer Shawn O'Hara and his lovely niece, Margaret, come to America to escape the memory of an accident involving Margaret's brother, Danny. Working with thoroughbreds in Kentucky, ... See full summary »

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The Belles of St. Trinian's

The schoolgirls of St. Trinian's are more interested in racing forms than books as they try to get-rich-quick. They are abetted by the headmistress' brother.

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Just My Luck

Norman Hackett (Norman Wisdom) works in a jewellers workshop and fantasises (in the nicest way) about meeting the window dresser across the road from his workshop. He wants to buy her a ... See full summary »

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The Reformer and the Redhead

Hot-tempered Kathleen Maguire enlists the services of a young attorney to help her zookeeper father get his job back after he is fired for political reasons. In the midst of uncovering ... See full summary »

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A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof

Two drifters meet and soon become travelling companions. But one of them, Tim (Gemma), is being chased by a crazed killer and his band of gunmen to settle an old score. The two (Adore being... See full summary »

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Frank

An aspiring musician (Domhnall Gleeson) finds himself way out of his element after he joins a pop group led by an enigmatic figure (Michael Fassbender) who wears a giant fake head.

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The Inspector General

A town's corrupt officials think a fool is actually an investigator in disguise.

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Seabiscuit

True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.

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The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

After an all-night send-off party for the troops, a small-town girl wakes up to find herself married and pregnant, but with no memory of her husband's identity.

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The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

Without hostile intent, a Soviet submarine runs aground off New England. Men are sent for a boat, but many villagers go into a tizzy, risking bloodshed.

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Beetlejuice

The spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.

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