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A Balasaur Score of 46 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 30%, Metacritic 33/100. Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do. Most of the 6,965 2010s drama movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
At the heart of this true story is Damien Oliver, a young jockey who loses his only brother in a tragic racing accident, hauntingly reflecting of the way their father died 27 years earlier. After suffering through a series of discouraging defeats, Damien teams with Irish trainer Dermot Weld, and triumphs at the 2002 Melbourne Cup in one of the most thrilling finales in sporting history.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes30%
Metacritic33/100
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
21 audience votes
Key crew
- Simon WincerWriter
- Simon WincerDirector
- Bruce RowlandOriginal Music Composer
- Eric O'KeefeWriter
Cast
- Stephen CurryDamien Oliver
- Brendan GleesonDermot Weld
- Tom BurlinsonDave Phillips
- Jodi GordonTrish Oliver
- Daniel MacPhersonJason Oliver
- Martin SacksNeil Pinner
- Alice ParkinsonJenny
- Shaun MicallefLee Freedman
- Kate BellClaire
- Colleen HewettDamien's Mother - Pat
- Rodger CorserJason McCartney
- Jared DaperisFrankie Dettori
