OPENS OCTOBER 24, CERT PG, 141 MINS Seabiscuit was the little horse that could—a pop culture phenomenon in Depression-era America who won the 1937 Santa Anita Handicap against all odds and beguiled an ailing nation. Written off in his early years as a grumpy, awkward loser, Seabiscuit was trained for victory by three broken men: too-tall jockey Red Pollard (Tobey Maguire), tragic millionaire Charles Howard (Jeff Bridges) and washed-up cowboy Tom Smith (Chris Cooper).

DIRECTED BY Eli Roth STARRING Jordan Ladd, Rider Strong, James DeBello, Cerina Vincent Opens October 10, Cert 15, 90 mins David Lynch protégé Eli Roth has been planning this, his gore-soaked debut, for 10 years. It's some labour of love.

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