All the Pretty Horses (2000)

5.8PG-13112 minDirector: Billy Bob Thornton

2000 Western film

All the Pretty Horses is a 2000 American Western film produced and directed by Billy Bob Thornton, based on Cormac McCarthy's 1992 novel, and starring Matt Damon and Penélope Cruz. It was released on December 25, 2000, by Miramax Films in the United States and by Columbia Pictures (through Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International) in other territories to mostly negative reviews. It grossed $18.1 million worldwide on a $57 million budget, making it a box office bomb.

All the Pretty Horses was the first film adaptation from a Cormac McCarthy novel.

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What is All the Pretty Horses about?
All the Pretty Horses (2000) — Two young Texas cowboys on the cusp of manhood ride into 1940's Mexico in search of experience. What they find is a country as chaotic as it is beautiful, as cruel and unfeeling as it is mysterious, where death is a constant, capricious companion.
Is All the Pretty Horses based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is All the Pretty Horses scary?
Content rating: PG-13. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.