Review of Phar Lap (1983) by Sam M — 27 Feb 2014

Australian, inspirational, tense...

4 Steven Spielbergs.

This review of Phar Lap (1983) was written by Sam M on 27 Feb 2014.

Phar Lap has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Phar Lap

Review of Phar Lap (1983)

By Samantha H (473) on 27 Sep 2007

Oh my god I LOVE this film, always used to rent it when I was younger. Been trying to find a copy of it for years..still havent, but still want it x…

Read Review

Review of Phar Lap (1983)

By Candice (15) on 24 May 2008

First class fantastic movie. A real tear jerker too. One of the best horse films out there…

Read Review

Review of Phar Lap (1983)

By Mia V (49) on 20 Jan 2008

Haven't seen it since I was a kid and still remember crying my eyes out. I hate horse racing and still love the shit out of this film…

Read Review

Review of Phar Lap (1983)

By Sarah F (1,278) on 23 Mar 2008

I loved this movie. I saw it when I was ten. I dont expect people to understand, but it does cover horse racing...yay…

Read Review

Review of Phar Lap (1983)

By Eva W (26) on 19 Jan 2009

I loved it but the begining is so sad I suppose they decided ending the movie with a death would be a real bummer for every1 so they ended…

Read Review

Review of Phar Lap (1983)

By Jo F (45) on 09 Nov 2007

First saw Phar Lap as a kid...still cry today...what a legend…

Read Review

Review of Phar Lap (1983)

By Philip S (830) on 09 Oct 2007

Great film sure to pull at your heartstrings. I remember loving it as a kid…

Read Review

Review of Phar Lap (1983)

By Kristen B (213) on 08 Aug 2009

Aussie classic! Even though I have seen it 100 times I still cry every time I see it…

Read Review

Review of Phar Lap (1983)

By Phil D (363) on 21 May 2007

A seldom seen Australian movie about thoroughbred Phar Lap. Quite a tear jerker…

Read Review

Review of Phar Lap (1983)

By Roger W (113) on 22 Aug 2007

The best horse movie ever. a must see for horse lovers…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)

By Dana Stevens (1,435) for The New York Times (9,847) on 14 Jan 2016

Not only is it excruciatingly boring -- but its central premises are so banal and dubious as to border on offensiveness…

Read Review

Review of The Sugarland Express (1974)

By Rodney E (723) on 10 Jan 2013

The trailer scene, when William Atherton is providing the Looney Toons folly for Goldie Hawn, is absolutely memorizing…

Read Review

Review of Heart of Darkness (1993)

By Kirby L (12) on 26 Apr 2015

Eccentric British director Nicholas Roeg's adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1899 novella, Heart of Darkness, was a somewhat accurate reflection…

Read Review

Review of Stay Hungry (1976)

By Camille L (1,034) on 18 Sep 2012

Watching it right now, some of the worst acting and use of storyline I've ever seen…

Read Review

Review of Takva: A Man's Fear of God (2006)

By Alexandra O (63) on 18 May 2008

A western viewer like myself might find it hard to take the internal moral conflict of the protagonist seriously, given that the highest moral…

Read Review

Review of The Longest Yard (1974)

By Pipop. (2) on 06 Oct 2005

I usually don't give my advice on movies, but I'm shocked by Bit Burn 's review: GREAT STORYLINE…

Read Review

Review of Eleven Men Out (2005)

By Robie S (15) on 04 Sep 2015

Eleven Men Out is tedious to watch due to its mostly unlikeable characters and very little story to tell with a monotonous outcome…

Read Review

Review of The Dish (2000)

By Silvie B (13) on 29 Dec 2007

BORING !!! Yawnnnnn.... a waste of time. Good for OAPs ...Yes, only watched it till the end coz my friend has recommended it…

Read Review

Review of An Honest Liar (2014)

By Ryan B (2,114) on 15 Mar 2015

It's too bad that such a great premise was dumbed down by pandering to a homosexual crazed Hollywood, and let's be honest, really bad editing…

Read Review

Review of Van Gogh (1991)

By Martino M (13) on 14 Mar 2007

When you see a movie about an artist is because you admire his work and you want to know more and identify yourself with him…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

The Gentlemen

2020

70%170 Reviews

Past Lives

2023

84%62 Reviews

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014

79%1,167 Reviews

Ford v Ferrari

2019

81%171 Reviews

The Voyeurs

2021

58%19 Reviews

The Judge

2014

67%866 Reviews

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews

The Invitation

2022

47%33 Reviews

Top Gun: Maverick

2022

82%272 Reviews

No Hard Feelings

2023

65%90 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Phar Lap

1983

72%58 Reviews

Campus Confidential

2005

45%6 Reviews

Zoo

2007

52%206 Reviews

Malice

1993

60%152 Reviews

Once Upon a Time

2017

64%18 Reviews

Mohawk

2018

51%53 Reviews

West Is West

2010

67%112 Reviews

Lloyd

2001

46%25 Reviews

Casino Royale

2006

81%1,059 Reviews

A World Without Thieves

2004

75%84 Reviews