Pit Pony
Seen it?1997 | 92 min | Drama, Family, History
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for families and history buffs. If you loved October Sky or Gangs of New York, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 32 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia Canada, 1901. Willie MacLean is a 10-year-old boy with a love for horses and liking to school to cape the difficult times his family has. Willie's stern, but benevolent father is a coal miner in a local mine along with his older brother John. But when Willie's father is injured and John is killed in an accident at the mine, Willie is forced to step into his brother's shoes to support his older sister Nelle, and two younger sisters until their father recovers. Willie soon finds work at the mine lonely (aka: the pit) and unfriendly in which he forms a bond with a pit pony horse in order to make it though each day.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 7K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Eric Till
- Richard DonatRory MacLean
- Ben Rose-DavisWillie MacLean
- Jennie RaymondNellie MacLean
- Andrew KeiltyJohn MacLean
- Elliot PageMaggie MacLean (as Ellen Philpotts-Page)
- Anna WedlockSara MacLean
- Gabriel HoganNed Hall
- Denny DohertyCharley McGinnis
- Jonathan Langlois-SadubinSimon O'Neill
- Joseph WynneJimmy O'Neill