Hidalgo (2004)

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Based on the story of long distance rider Frank T. Hopkins, Hidalgo is an epic action-adventure and one man's journey of personal redemption. (Touchstone Pictures)

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Directed By: Joe Johnston

Written By: John Fusco

Starring: Malcolm McDowell, J.K. Simmons, C. Thomas Howell, Omar Sharif, Viggo Mortensen, Saïd Taghmaoui, Louise Lombard, Peter Mensah, Elizabeth Berridge, Zuleikha Robinson, Silas Carson, Adam Alexi-Malle

Genres: Drama, Action, Adventure, Western

Country: Morocco, USA

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Hidalgo belongs to 14 collections

1. Leonard Maltin's 151 Best Movies You've Never Seen (collaborative: moderated by katsuben - 12 stars)

2. Biographical (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 7 stars)

3. Top 3000 movies with the most votes on IMDb (public: fanfic - 5 stars)

4. Desert (collaborative: moderated by kangadoodoo - 2 stars)

5. Horse (collaborative: moderated by Nouilles - 2 stars)

6. Animal killing (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 1 star)

7. Netflix instant LATAM (collaborative: moderated by Roman_Herbom - 1 star)

8. Race Across the ________! (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 1 star)

9. Availability: Disney+ and Star Canada (collaborative: moderated by geohawk - 1 star)

10. Available on Divicast (collaborative: moderated by Dunstan-xxx)

11. Horseracing (collaborative: moderated by Dunstan-xxx)

12. 2004: Year in Review (public: polanski28)

13. saw in theater (public: ribcage)

14. My Movie Collection (public: cyrax_36)

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TCI | Percentile | Date Rated | # Stars (Reviews)

Date	User	Rating
May 08, 2022	crowey	60 _49th
Fairly standard fair adventure movie but weirdly inspiring and often beautiful.
Dec 15, 2021	Lonewolf2003	48 _7th
It has some nice race and action scenes plus the scenery overall is impressive. But apart from that it’s overstuffed, making it drag for long stretches.
Apr 27, 2021	glumpy_99	79 _56th
Grandly entertaining, old-fashioned adventure saga; with Sharif around wearing his experience in this genre like a badge of honour, and Mortensen's Indy-like lead, this is rip-roaring fun for about an hour; the second hour stumbles somewhat, becoming a little laboured and repetitive once again proving the adage that if the audience knows where your tale is headed, try and get out after an hour 40 and change! Could have done with less of the Flipper-like horse reaction shots!
Feb 13, 2021	MargusTa	54 _36th
This movie sold well in US box-office. Its mainly oriented for viewers who like horses or westerns. Plot and directing didn't show anything special and CGI effects were awful.
Dec 30, 2018	vv238	47 _49th
If this focused on the horse race I may have liked it a lot more. It's just trying too hard to be adventurous when a more stripped-down tone would have done the job fine. I really love Viggo Mortensen, he elevates almost everything he is in, so I can't hate this.
Mar 28, 2018	Paxton	69 _56th
Viggo Mortensen seems like the kind of guy that would be really nice to the guy who had to clean up all the horse droppings.
Dec 28, 2015	EvilMangoes	92 _76th
A-
May 26, 2014	whotemp	80 _60th
- 11/7/10
Jan 06, 2013	stevekimes	75 _30th
Beautiful, but pretty typical plot.
Aug 19, 2012	Leonardis	71 _14th
A bit cheesy, but Hadalgo is an impressive horse movie. Nothing to special here.
Apr 06, 2012	The Pirate	86 _83rd
Hidalgo surprised me. I didn't expect Viggo Mortensen to click in the cowboy role, or the thought of a cowby in Arabia to work. Fortunatly he did, and it did, and Hidalgo is a touching tale.
Mar 09, 2012	mandy	5 _19th
Dragged a little in places too much horse for me but a fairly decent family film.
Mar 07, 2012	astrakhan	74 _33rd
This cartoonish and by-the-numbers Hollywoodisation bears little relevance to the appealing mythologies of cowboys and horses upon which it's sold. It's simply not serious enough to say anything worthwhile, tending towards black and white depictions of heroism and villainy mixed with a plethora of implausible stunt sequences. Even the title character, Hidalgo the horse, has no personality - Mr Ed could have done a better job of giving the equine profession a good name.
Jan 15, 2012	Matthew Parkinson (CineMarter)	70 _77th
Hidalgo needed a better editor. Had one been hired, it would have been an excellent film that I'd recommend to everyone. As it is, it's a pretty good adventure film that goes on for too long thanks to its many pointless moments. But it still has a great deal of adventure and action scenes that will keep you entertained, as well as a few heartfelt moments that will make you emotional. It's still worth your time, even if there might be times where you'll question why certain scenes were included.
Nov 10, 2011	Trooth	46 _16th
how come there gotta be so many horse movies, man... seabiscuit, secretariat, war horse, hidalgo. i ain't get it, mang. all these horse movies
Jul 23, 2011	CMonster	70 _48th
I don't see why everybody obsesses over horses. It always seems that the people are more impressive.
Jul 04, 2011	Mambazo	40 _22nd
ITS A TWO THOUSAND MILE RACE, THROUGH THE OCEAN OF FIRE
May 30, 2011	cpryor	72 _48th
I love Viggo Mortenson and the relationship he had with his horse is really powerful in this film. It is a simple adventure movie at heart and the action is only so-so, but i like this movie, probably more than i should because of Viggo alone.
Mar 27, 2011	pompousass	0 _12th
One of the legion of Disney sports films feeds the current hunger (to put it as crudely as it merits) to kick some Arab butt. Spurred on by the blustery music of James Newton Howard, horse and rider outrun a computer-generated desert tsunami (curse of The Mummy), dodge a couple of cartoon leopards (sons of Gladiator), and tilt into a three-way photo finish after a race of three thousand miles. Fact-check, anyone?
Dec 05, 2010	Dorkovsky	1 _2nd
Not just bad and dumb, as if that wasn't enough, but it manages to be disgustingly racist also. Why is this not considered a modern minstrel show? Oh, right, 9/11.
Oct 25, 2010	SlantMag	20 _41st
"It's The Last Samurai except that proud Arabs substitute for the dignified Japanese, and our rugged hero is given a stout, mixed-blood equine sidekick." - Nick Schager
Sep 28, 2010	Seryxa	0 _15th
Based on a true story, an old fashioned Boy's Own adventure with antiquated attitudes and stereotypes in keeping with its style -- except that in the past it would have been cut to a more pleasing ninety minutes.
Aug 27, 2010	jkathrens	25 _7th
Horse movie is boring.
May 24, 2010	AndreasThau	30 _12th
The elements of this film ranks from 'fine' to 'abysmal' in the sense that parts of the cinematography was very decent, for example, while various characters (from the little slave-helper over the arabian clown-assistent to the outright boooring villains, etc.) were extremely poorly drawn. I guess Viggo was allright, kept his composure in the middle of a cast that mostly resembled a pile of shit. And all the shots of the clearly exaggeratedly clever horse... just bad. Poor.
Jan 28, 2010	counterpoint	96 _99th
just, so good...
Jan 04, 2010	Pman	65 _34th
Good family flick, sort of. Vigo does what most can't, act anything and make it watchable.
Jul 22, 2009	fenixdown	45 _8th
Extremely boring. Couldn't connect with any of the characters. Also I'm told that the horses used are not even Arabian. Brilliant.
Jul 04, 2009	johnshaft	63 _30th
A so-so film that is mostly interesting but unspectacular. It could have also have been about 30 minutes shorter.
May 18, 2009	smacfarl	85 _44th
A desert race on horseback. Nicely done.
Mar 15, 2009	tinythedogg	60 _49th
Watched this movie when it first came out and I hated it because it wasn't what I expected. Rewatched it again and enjoyed it more.
Mar 12, 2009	Action!	95 _91st
Not really a western but I loved it.
Jan 26, 2009	eric-jan	65 _30th
Great cast, boring story
Jan 17, 2009	ImThatDingo	68 _65th
I happened to enjoy this, very much so.
Jan 15, 2009	UniqueName	25 _3rd
This was so bad, dull and boring.. I really wanted his horse to explode sending bone fragments in every direction, eliminating every cast member in this attrocity.
Dec 03, 2008	bbkd3b	50 _29th
If it weren't so Disney at some points, this could've been a great movie. Instead, we have to settle on a good Viggo performance and some humorous moments. The horse just gets out of hand sometimes.
Sep 19, 2008	lawsmar	84 _49th
pretty good, worth watching over again
Aug 11, 2008	graag	40 _17th
A long, slow race.
Aug 03, 2008	cheeseclark	50 _5th
I didn't quite get it.
Jul 27, 2008	amade	84 _48th
A really enjoyable diversion
Jul 18, 2008	irvinejump	40 _25th
It was never gonna be my cup of tea, but it's good to see Omar Sharif in just about anything
Jun 22, 2008	icromaholicx	45 _9th
Boring.
Jun 20, 2008	Gr8Googly	11 _2nd
Crap-dalgo. Very bad.
Jun 08, 2008	th_mertens	24 _4th
Yeah right, a super horse.
May 29, 2008	Eglantine	90 _84th
Frank T Hopkins was a real man... what a story & what a life!! Viggo is really well and Omar Shariff is the best!
Apr 02, 2008	GiJin	66 _27th
Solid, entertainment here. Good movie, great acting.
Mar 02, 2008	la boheme	75 _59th
Drags in some spots but Mortensen is very strong.
Feb 28, 2008	NPNG	69 _62nd
Nice
Jan 18, 2008	Adalon	45 _17th
I found it too long, it could (and should) have been over in 90 mins. Viggo Mortensen gives a half decent performance
Dec 09, 2007	Paradiselost	70 _37th
Quite enjoyable '50's style aventure movie
Nov 21, 2007	rudezombie	5 _10th
Not even a bad movie, just mediocre.. which is so much worse.
Nov 16, 2007	LookingLand	50 _56th
enjoyed it, though it was slow.
Sep 24, 2007	msprague	60 _32nd
Very entertaining, I think good for the whole family.
Sep 16, 2007	Dustyd	55 _30th
Entertaining at times, but a bit too silly.
Sep 04, 2007	st_fly	49 _48th
ok
Aug 14, 2007	3Names	65 _20th
I remember it being great fun, but somehow not quite emotionally involving enough.
Aug 14, 2007	jasonmyers	50 _17th
adventure story...Not too much depth, but quite a thrill ride...
Aug 14, 2007	darknesstw	70 _24th
A touching tale worth a look for all ages, don't expect a lot of action but a great story to get into.
Aug 14, 2007	JackPulp	55 _10th
Nope, Vigo Mortensin is still aragorn
Aug 14, 2007	kriss2006	51 _11th
above average because of viggo!
Aug 14, 2007	jary4	90 _47th
good
Aug 14, 2007	Neil Miller (Film School Rejects)	50 _18th
The filmmakers were probably thinking, "It will be like Lord of the Rings, but in a desert." They underestimated the lack of chemistry between Viggo Mortenson and the horse, as well as their ability to throw together a film that kept me interested.
Aug 14, 2007	bethelysa	55 _34th
I mean, I liked it okay. But, I don't...remember it. It made almost no impression on me whatsoever. The only thing I really remember is the pretty pretty horses.
Aug 14, 2007	Actionberg	50 _17th
Mindless. At least we get Omar Sharif.
Aug 14, 2007	megladon8	65 _40th
An interesting but overlong adventure film, with serious over-use of poor CGI. Entertaining nonethless.
Aug 14, 2007	mrbeck	70 _58th
Not a spectacularly amazing movie, but filmed with an action scene style reminescent of Gladiator, so well done.
Aug 14, 2007	Parmandur	69 _52nd
Some fun times, but nothing to write home about.
Aug 14, 2007	Blargety	50 _18th
Yawn. Takes too long for this movie to go anywhere.
Aug 14, 2007	Talea	65 _27th
Even the brilliant Viggo Mortensen can't save this pedestrian, dull story of a man and his horse.
Aug 14, 2007	toofan12	70 _5th
a nice adventure story that was left a little lacking. too long and too slow..
Aug 14, 2007	SlrSoapbox	55 _20th
Forgettable story, but nice cinematography.
Aug 14, 2007	cydonian	78 _66th
Victor Moralsomethingson rides an epic journey in a quest to bring lost glory to the Western genre by infusing Oriental hardship with Native American wisdom. Pity the story is only a ghostly apparition of reality.
Aug 14, 2007	freak	68 _58th
Surprisingly entertaining!Old school epic adventure that i haven't seen in a while.Mortensen is classy and i loved the CGI sandstorm.!
Aug 14, 2007	Ytadel	5 _57th
Yet another of many Indiana Jones-flavored action-adventures. This one has Aragorn and a horse!
Aug 14, 2007	jetpac	85 _47th
Fun action movie, but kinda forgettable
Jun 04, 2007	rdwn29905	58 _40th
pretty bad and boring
May 26, 2007	juice	30 _8th
Bleh.
May 02, 2007	Stain	40 _23rd
Pointless, silly waste of time
Apr 27, 2007	MonsterGear	55 _15th
This is the kind of thing that critics refer to as "by-the-numbers" - you pretty much know how it's going to end when you see the poster, and while it's not bad movie it certainly doesn't do much more than fulfill expectations.
Mar 26, 2007	martryn	61 _30th
It's not the worst movie of all time, but I certainly thought it was a bit of a disappointing entry for Mortensen after coming off Aragorn.
Feb 24, 2007	TheDiceman	60 _62nd
Great film.
Nov 27, 2006	Majupra	50 _20th
Long live the king.... in the desert!

Average Percentile 38.4% from 2709 Ratings