Racing Stripes
Seen it?2005 | 102 min | Comedy, Family
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (35% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh and families. If you loved GOAT or Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 42 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Shattered illusions are hard to repair -- especially for a good-hearted zebra named Stripes who's spent his life on a Kentucky farm amidst the sorely mistaken notion that he's a debonair thoroughbred. Once he faces the fact that his stark stripes mark him as different, he decides he'll race anyway. And with help from the young girl who raised him, he just might end up in the winner's circle.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
35% on Rotten Tomatoes, 43 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.0 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 2 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$91 million worldwide on a $30 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 161K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Frederik Du Chau
- Frankie MunizStripes (voice)
- Hayden PanettiereChanning Walsh
- Bruce GreenwoodNolan Walsh
- Mandy MooreSandy (voice)
- Wendie MalickClara Dalrymple
- M. Emmet WalshWoodzie
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- Jeff FoxworthyReggie (voice)
- Whoopi GoldbergFranny (voice)