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  1. 7.2 (164,734) 72. War Horse is a 2011 epic war drama film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on the 1982 children's novel of the same name by Michael Morpurgo. The movie was a box office success and received six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. The story is set in rural England in the early 1900s and revolves around a horse named ...

  2. Later on, when he’s been given the role in War Horse, he took matters seriously: he started weight training and gained 14 lbs. of muscle while also going through intensive horse riding lessons. Nowadays, Irvine has earned the reputation of a method actor, after managing to successfully transform his looks again for the movie The Railway Man ...

  3. Apr 3, 2012 · With all due respect to Spielberg, the story of War Horse existed long before the movie. The film is an adaptation of a children's story written by Michael Morpurgo over 30 years ago. It was inspired by the depictions and anecdotes from those who experienced the Great War, including a painting of horses charging through barbed wire.

  4. Dec 22, 2011 · The director's second holiday-season movie is the World War I-era story of a horse that travels from Britain to the battlefield in France, affecting the lives of British cavalrymen, German ...

  5. Yes, War Horse is long (nearly two and a half hours) and sentimental, but that's fine. The story demands emotional depth, especially in the second and third acts, when it's Joey the audience is following, not Albert. Between the gorgeous cinematography (all those lush landscapes and claustrophobic trenches) and the expert editing, the film ...

  6. War Horse is a "Genuine Movie Masterpiece" and one of the most powerful and moving stories of friendship ever told. Rating. 12. Drama. From legendary director Steven Spielberg comes the epic adventure War Horse, a tale of incredible loyalty, hope and tenacity. Based on the Tony award-winning Broadway play, and set against the sweeping canvas of ...

  7. 2 hr 27 mins. Drama, Action & Adventure. PG13. Watchlist. Steven Spielberg directed this epic adventure follows the friendship forged between a young man and his horse. When World War I forces the ...

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