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Quick Info

Rating

7.3/10

Release2018

Runtime1h 43m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Highwayman Films

Altitude Film Entertainment

Caviar

Movie

The Rider

2018

1h 43m

7.3

Drama

Western

Synopsis

Once a rising star of the rodeo circuit, and a gifted horse trainer, young cowboy Brady is warned that his riding days are over after a horse crushed his skull at a rodeo. In an attempt to regain control of his own fate, Brady undertakes a search for a new identity and what it means to be a man in the heartland of the United States.

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