A Cowgirl's Story

A Cowgirl's Story

When the going gets tough, the tough go riding.

Directed by Timothy Armstrong

Produced by Rodeo Films

201798 min7.0 / 10

A heartfelt family drama about a Texas cowgirl who finds belonging and friendship while navigating the anxiety of having a parent deployed to Afghanistan.

Dusty Rhodes is new at Jefferson High, and she sticks out like a... well, a cowgirl. Dusty is a real cowgirl from Texas. Her parents are in the U.S. Army: her mother a helicopter pilot and her father a Special Forces Army Ranger. At first, Dusty is an outcast, but eventually she makes friends with a group that includes Savanah, a girl whose father was killed while fighting in Iraq three years earlier. Even though Savanah is kind of Goth and Dusty is all cowgirl they have a special connection and they bond. Dusty gets the school to agree to an Equestrian Drill Team and she enlists her new city slicker friends to join the team. As Dusty and the team practice, Dusty deals with the fears that come with her mother fighting in Afghanistan.

Questions people ask

  • Does A Cowgirl's Story end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is A Cowgirl's Story easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is A Cowgirl's Story violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is A Cowgirl's Story scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is A Cowgirl's Story sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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37/ 100

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