"Your horse is a mirror to your soul, and sometimes you may not like what you see. Sometimes, you will." So says Buck Brannaman, a true American cowboy and sage on horseback who travels the country fo... read more 
DVD Release Date: October 4, 2011
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January 2, 2012Sometimes people's stories are just leaps and bounds better than anything Hollywood could produce. This doc is a mesmerizing and heart-warming look at a good and gentle man who took the pain of his childhood and turned it into grace. It may sound cliche and boring, but I'll be da... read more
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October 8, 2011fb1672039553This documentary reveals the power of firm tenderness and trust -- not just with horses, but with people too.
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July 7, 2011Documentary glibly but accurately described as profiling "a real-life horse whisperer." The story here is how a gifted young cowboy overcame childhood abuse and applied the lessons he learned to training horses. It's an inspirational movie, with all the lack of conflict or subt... read more
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July 5, 2011fb796967648A lovely documentary about the guy who, evidently, THE HORSE WHISPERER is loosely based upon, BUCK may not sound like the kind of movie that makes you want to jump up, get to the theatre and buy yourself a ticket. It didn't to me either. But turns out I was very, very wrong. T... read more
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June 14, 2011One of the best and most inspiring documentaries I have seen in a long time. Buck shows a side of human compassion that is rarely seen these days, which is emotionally moving while entertaining. I hope Buck can hold on to enough steam to ride into the Oscars next year, because it... read more
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November 4, 2011Buck's philosophies could apply to many aspects of life. Get ready to see the world's best horseman.
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January 10, 2012solid doc that was at sxsw this year, it didn't look that good when I first heard of it there, but it since got released and got good reviews so I checked it out, and was glad I did, Buck's a really interesting to see all the things he can do with horses, I always like seeing mov... read more
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August 6, 2011Un ejemplo de templanza y del reflejo de las neurosis en nuestros seres queridos. Un documental muy interesante sobre una verdadera vocación.
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July 9, 2011I did not tink I was going to like thgis movie, but I loved it. It was very well done and sweet. This is a must see for everyone.
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July 7, 2011Equating understanding horses with understanding people seems pretty presumptious to me. His first recommendation for all the stallions is to have them "cut" so they'll be easier to manage (ouch!). That may be so, people cannot be made docile so easily however, or cruelly. Being ... read more
Critic Reviews
October 28, 2011
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
October 28, 2011
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star
Interviews with horse people, Brannaman's very funny, elderly stepmother and director Robert Redford help round out the doc, but all we really need is time with Brannaman, and Meehl doesn't disappoint. Full Review
September 7, 2011
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
The result is a portrait that expertly mirrors its subject: Buck is shaped with the same economy, restraint, and unfussiness as the man, to unexpectedly inspiring effect. Full Review
June 30, 2011
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
One of the most valuable things a film can do is to take you to a place or introduce you to a character you haven't encountered before. Full Review
June 24, 2011
David Edelstein, NPR
It's well and good to hear Buck and others tell his story, but the film wouldn't come to much if you didn't feel the connection between his present and past in every frame. Full Review
June 24, 2011
John DeFore, Washington Post
You don't have to be a horse nut to fall for "Buck," one of those rare documentaries whose subject is so inherently fascinating that a fictional character could hardly compete. Full Review
June 23, 2011
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Documentaries have a wonderful way of making us care about people and things way outside our own experience, and "Buck" is a prime example. Full Review
June 23, 2011
David Hiltbrand, Philadelphia Inquirer
Brannaman is a fascinating character, but Buck is so tightly focused that only avid horse lovers will find it appealing. Full Review
June 23, 2011
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
The man's mythology precedes him, and it's the movie's failing that we don't understand how or whether he uses that mythology because he knows it's good business. Full Review
June 23, 2011
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
What I was left with was the goodness of Buck Brannaman as a man. Full Review
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