2010 · drama · sports
Secretariat
Directed by Randall Wallace2h 3m2010
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.
Our read: Secretariat (2010) reads as a cosy, kinetic, grounded drama · sports entry — gentle in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, kinetic, gentle drama / sports, grounded in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender.
- cosy
- gentle
- redemptive
- tender
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