Secretariat
The Impossible True Story
2010 | 123m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Randall Wallace |
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| Writer: | Mike Rich |
| Staring: |
| Housewife and mother Penny Chenery agrees to take over her ailing father's Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Against all odds, Chenery - with the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin - manages to navigate the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 20, 2010 |
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| Director: | Randall Wallace |
| Writer: | Mike Rich |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | horseback riding, horse race, 1970s, biography, based on true story, equestrian, stallion, eccentricity, triple crown |
| Production Companies | Walt Disney Pictures, Fast Track Productions, Mayhem Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $60,300,000
Budget: $35,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Diane Lane | Penny Chenery |
| John Malkovich | Lucien Laurin |
| Scott Glenn | Chris Chenery |
| Dylan Walsh | Jack Tweedy |
| Fred Thompson | Bull Hancock |
| Margo Martindale | Miss Ham |
| Nelsan Ellis | Eddie Sweat |
| James Cromwell | Ogden Phipps |
| Otto Thorwarth | Ronnie Turcotte |
| Michael Harding | E.V. Benjamin |
| Richard Fullerton | Robert Kleburg |
| Tim Ware | John Galbreath |
| Nestor Serrano | Pancho Martin |
| Keith Austin | Laffit Pincay |
| Kevin Connolly | Bill Nack |
| Eric Lange | Andy Beyer |
| Drew Roy | Seth Hancock |
| Carissa Capobianco | Sarah Tweedy |
| AJ Michalka | Kate Tweedy |
| Sean Michael Cunningham | Chris Tweedy |
| Jacob Rhodes | John Tweedy |
| Dylan Baker | Hollis Chenery |
| Graham McTavish | Earl Jansen |
| Ken Strunk | Dr. Manuel Gilman |
| Wynn Reichert | Pastor |
| Audrey P. Scott | Penny, age 6 |
| Joe Chrest | Sports Broadcaster |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Randall Wallace | Director |
| John Wright | Editor |
| Thomas E. Sanders | Production Design |
| Patrick Cassidy | Set Decoration |
| Richard Redlefsen | Key Makeup Artist |
| Kim H. Winther | First Assistant Director |
| Roger Scruggs | Construction Foreman |
| Benjamin L. Cook | Sound Designer |
| Herwig Maurer | Sound Effects Editor |
| Tim Tuchrello | Sound Editor |
| Robert Vazquez | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Maurice K. McGuire | Camera Operator |
| Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz | Music Editor |
| Scott G.G. Haller | Dialogue Editor |
| Naaman Marshall | Supervising Art Director |
| Michael Mills | Makeup Department Head |
| Melizah Anguiano Wheat | Key Hair Stylist |
| Jenne Lee | Art Department Coordinator |
| Mark Larry | Sound Editor |
| Paul Pirola | Sound Effects Editor |
| John D. Milinac | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Rusty Hendrickson | Stunt Coordinator |
| Mark Goellnicht | Camera Operator |
| Beverley Woods | Costume Supervisor |
| Robert Mazaraki | Production Coordinator |
| Nick Glennie-Smith | Original Music Composer |
| Sheila Jaffe | Casting |
| Sarah Boardman | Art Direction |
| Michael T. Boyd | Costume Design |
| Kim Santantonio | Hair Department Head |
| Tom Jones Jr. | Construction Coordinator |
| Darrell L. Wight | Set Designer |
| Joe Dzuban | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sean McCormack | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Paul J. Lombardi | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Ray McIntyre Jr. | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| James J. Gilson | Chief Lighting Technician |
| George Peters | Camera Operator |
| Pam Fuller | Script Supervisor |
| Michael 'Goat' Goatley | Production Assistant |
| Mike Rich | Screenplay |
| Dean Semler | Director of Photography |
| Donald Dowd | Production Design |
| Kami Asgar | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Freddie Hice | Stunt Coordinator |
| Michelle Basterrechea | Producer's Assistant |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Gordon Gray | Producer |
| Mark Ciardi | Producer |
| Bill Johnson | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 30 | 47 | 21 |
| 2024 | 5 | 33 | 60 | 19 |
| 2024 | 6 | 25 | 37 | 15 |
| 2024 | 7 | 30 | 57 | 18 |
| 2024 | 8 | 23 | 45 | 14 |
| 2024 | 9 | 19 | 34 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 11 |
| 2024 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 11 |
| 2024 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 10 |
| 2025 | 1 | 19 | 37 | 12 |
| 2025 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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Quite decent story telling. Not too big pretensions and nice performance from a well chosen cast. The story is quite stereotypical but it is well done. ...
I thoroughly enjoyed the performances of Diane Lane and John Malkovich, the film itself may not match those two but it still makes for a pleasant time. This is another sports drama from Disney and another film about horses, of which they have been a fair amount down the decades from the studio. I ... t fails to reach the (very) high levels of 1976's <em>'The Littlest Horse Thieves'</em> and 1991's <em>'Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken'</em>. However, with that noted, <em>'Secretariat'</em> still produces a fine time. Lane and Malkovich are very good together, Lane particularly stands out. Margo Martindale is involved once more, playing a sweet and lovely character as she always does - she's perfect for those roles. Nice to see James Cromwell, also. The cinematography is solid, as is the pacing of events. It does feel a little light of serious story at times, but that's hard to avoid when you're dealing with something as interesting but repetitive as horse racing. In the end, it's a nice story about Secretariat and Penny Chenery.