On Swift Horses

Name: On Swift Horses
Genre: Drama
Released: April 25, 2025
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 63

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Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: April 25, 2025 | Not Rated

Summary: Muriel and her husband Lee are beginning a bright new life in California when he returns from the Korean War. But their newfound stability is upended by the arrival of Lee’s charismatic brother, Julius, a wayward gambler with a secret past. A dangerous love triangle quickly forms. When Julius takes off in search of the young card cheat he’sMuriel and her husband Lee are beginning a bright new life in California when he returns from the Korean War. But their newfound stability is upended by the arrival of Lee’s charismatic brother, Julius, a wayward gambler with a secret past. A dangerous love triangle quickly forms. When Julius takes off in search of the young card cheat he’s fallen for, Muriel’s longing for something more propels her into a secret life of her own, gambling on racehorses and exploring a love she never dreamed possible.… Expand

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 117 min

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IndieWire Christian Zilko

Sep 14, 2024

On Swift Horses is a stunning tableau of almost-romances, weaving together ephemeral moments of magic with the pain that inevitably follows when the universe takes them away. Read full review

Robert Daniels

Sep 14, 2024

With style, strong performances and emotive use of mis-en-scene, On Swift Horses is a flawed but intense critique of Americana. Read full review

William Bibbiani

Apr 30, 2025

Minahan has made a film about embracing life when you’re not legally allowed to, and he refuses to make watching it a misery, no matter how rough it gets. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Mar 27, 2025

There’s a current of tragedy running beneath all of the couples here, as the characters create obstacles to their own happiness. It can feel a bit diagrammatic, as if the novelist were setting up impossible loves and then watching them fail. But there’s hope too, and however contrived the last scene may feel, there’s poetry in watching someone betting their future on yet another horse. Read full review

The Telegraph Tim Robey

Sep 4, 2025

It’s a film that feels emotionally half-fulfilled, never quite grabbing or devastating in the way you’d hope. Read full review

Patrick Sproull

Aug 28, 2025

The charismatic performances by Elordi and Edgar-Jones ensure that On Swift Horses is never less than watchable. They are both doing terrific work here, taking generous bites into material that does not match their commitment. Read full review

The Playlist Gregory Ellwood

Sep 14, 2024

If there is any saving grace to “Horses,” beyond Luc Montpellier‘s often painterly cinematography and Jeriana San Juan‘s superb costume design, is its commitment to chronicling this era of hidden queer love. Read full review

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