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Muriel and her husband Lee are about to begin a bright new life, which is upended by the arrival of Lee's brother. Muriel embarks on a secret life, gambling on racehorses and discovering a love she never thought possible. (NR, 117 min.)
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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’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. [Sony Picture Classics]
Starring: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, Will Poulter, Diego Calva, Sasha Calle
Director: Daniel Minahan
Genre: Drama, Romance
"On Swift Horses presents a potent picture of the faultlines simmering below the American surface."
— Marjorie Baumgarten, Austin Chronicle
"On Swift Horses is the kind of big, sweeping romantic drama that Hollywood just doesn’t make anymore."
— Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter
"A cinematic love story that unfolds with the kind of beautiful uncertainty that its gambling heroes face every day."
— Christian Zilko, IndieWire
"Elordi is impressive here, recalling the spirit of Montgomery Clift with his guarded innocence and twitchy cynicism."
— Robert Daniels, Screen International
"What starts as a simple love story is anything but, and the beautiful, sometimes painful, unraveling is wonderfully eye-catching and emotional."
— Monica Castillo, RogerEbert.com
"Elordi and Edgar-Jones give On Swift Horses a solid core, and the expansive plotting develops their characters into people worth caring (and crying) about."
— Jacob Oller, AV Club
"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."
— Christian Zilko, IndieWire
"On Swift Horses is about the shapes love can take, the varied lives we live and the many different ways one can make a home. It’s beautiful, heartbreaking and demands to be seen on the biggest screen possible. Here’s hoping it brings the romantic epic back into fashion."
— Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter
