Fresh Horses

Fresh Horses

Love doesn't have to last a lifetime.

Directed by David Anspaugh

Produced by Weintraub Entertainment Group

1988105 min5.3 / 10

A morally complicated romance that begins as passionate attraction but darkens when the protagonist discovers his love interest is a minor trapped in an abusive marriage.

A Cincinnati college student breaks off his engagement to his wealthy fiancée after he falls in love with a backwoods Kentucky girl he meets at a party. She says she's 20, but he finds out she's 16 and married to an abusive husband.

Questions people ask

  • Is Fresh Horses sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Does Fresh Horses end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Fresh Horses scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Fresh Horses violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

  • Is Fresh Horses easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

14/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity37

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise8

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Fresh Horses

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Fresh Horses

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Fresh Horses, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Fresh Horses, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Fresh Horses, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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