Dreamer - Recommended Family Movie

There are not many movies today that are good for the family. Dreamer seems to be one of those movies.

Ted Baehr is a movie reviewer with Christian family values in mind, and on his website MovieGuide.org, he is dedicated to "redeeming the values of the mass media according to biblical principles, by influencing entertainment industry executives and helping families make wise media choices." Mr. Baehr gives very in depth reviews that include everything you would want to know in deciding if a movie is for you or your child to watch.

I recently received an email that included a letter from Mr. Baehr recommending the new movie Dreamer.

Here is part of the letter from Mr. Baehr:

On October 21, a very entertaining movie full of faith, family and godly dreams will come to a theater near you. Called DREAMER: INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY, it is the NATIONAL VELVET of the 21 st Century, a wonderful, captivating movie that will make you want to stand up and cheer.

DREAMER is an extremely entertaining movie for the whole family with seamless script construction, direction, acting, and music.

Even better, DREAMER is a worthwhile cause to help children understand the importance of faith, family, responsibility, and perseverance. By supporting DREAMER, you are blessing your family and encouraging Hollywood to make better movies with faith and values.

There are a few movies worth going to the Theater…AND DREAMER is one of the few! There is still no better way to tell a story than on the big screen. Seeing the victory of the good over evil in a larger than life media can move your children to righteousness in a way far greater than mere words

DREAMER tells the story of a father who, for the love of his daughter, sacrifices almost everything to save the life of an injured racehorse and bring the promising filly back to her former glory.

Ben Crane (Kurt Russell) was once a great horseman, whose gifts as a trainer were now being wasted on making other men’s fortunes. Soñador—called Sonya—was a great horse whose promising future on the racetrack was suddenly cut short by a career-ending broken leg. Considered as good as dead to her owner, who also happens to be Ben’s boss, Sonya is given to Ben as severance pay, along with his walking papers. Now, it will take the unwavering faith and determination of Ben’s young daughter, Cale (Dakota Fanning), to bring these two damaged souls together in a quest for a seemingly impossible goal: to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic.

Dakota Fanning is brilliant in DREAMER, but so are Kurt Russell and Kris Kristofferson. DREAMER keeps you on the edge of your seat to the very last moment.

The jockey, Manny ( Freddy Rodriguez) , has several key lines in the movie, which relate to dreams given to him by God. Dakota's character, Cale, urges her father to have faith. Ben learns how to recapture his dream, reconnect with his daughter, love his wife, and stand on principle. Bribes are rejected, selling out is rejected and simple Romanticism is rejected.
DREAMER is a deeply gratifying movie which needs to be discovered by audiences who will love it.

I have fought for 20 years to restore Hollywood to producing movies that you can walk out of with your head held high. This is one.

You can also use this movie has a learning experience. Either read the activity guide to learn key talking points to share with your children or grandchildren or use it as a special opportunity to sit with them and read through it together.