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"Ain't nothing we can't do and damn little we won't try," was the motto during the Unbranded ride, an unprecedented journey reminiscent of the American Frontier. Ben Masters, a young Texas horseman, set out to inspire adoptions for 50,000 wild horses and burros living in government captivity. He gathered three friends and hatched an outrageous plot to adopt, train and ride wild mustangs 3,000 miles from the Mexican border to Canada through the American West's wildest terrain. The trip is an epic journey of self-discovery, challenged friendships, and iconic landscapes that includes runaway horses, a sassy donkey, perilous mountain passes, rodeo rides, sickness, injury, and death.
Rating
PG-13 (for some language and unsettling images)
Director
Phillip Baribeau
Studio
Gravitas Ventures
  • Excellent show if you are actively a part of the equine world. Focuses on conservation of the wild mustang without being obsessive-compulsive. Very accurate on facts and very knowledgeable about horses. Don't bother to watch if you are not a fan of horses; as it doesn't have typical fictional drama and flair.
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  • This film is unlike any other I have seen before. It wonderfully displays the beauty of the natural world. The four men exemplified many important moral values. They showed intense determination and perseverance and also displayed an incredible companionship. Audiences are educated on the crisis involving wild horses and how it effects all of us. Overall, this a great documentary about an amazing adventure and I recommend it to anyone interested in the wild, wild west. (SPOILER) My one issue is the fact that Jonny Fitzsimons left the ride unfinished. I can understand why it was so important to Ben Masters to finish the ride all together, but it baffles me as to why Jonny left the very last mile undone. I wish the film had further explained the situation.
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  • This movie was filled with beautiful, alluring scenery. It makes you want to do crazy adventures with your friends. The best part of the movie is its cause. It teaches you how we need change the treatment of horses and the land. Overall, this is a fantastic movie that deserves more recognition.
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  • This film shows the lives of four men who are bravely traveling across five states in order to promote the adoption of beautiful horses. The horses are being reproduced at fast and high levels, making them the complete opposite of an indigenous species. Moreover, this film contains many exciting scenes. For instance, one cowboy was kicked in the head when attempting to remove cactus thorns. This film also shows the gorgeous scenery of many states, scenery that is usually overlooked. In retrospect, chua film also consists of a few slow parts, like when the men go fishing. Overall, this film does a great job at educating its viewers by giving them insight on the lives of cowboys, as well as the struggles of traveling long distances.
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  • Unbranded is a very good movie. I admire the men's courage to travel such a long journey. I felt sad that they left on of the horses because its muscle or bone split in the back of the body. It was a meaningful movie. I cried when the horse tried to climb up the steep mountain but slip so it fell and died. The donkey was courageous. Even though it was small, it was traveling far with the horses. In fact, I realize the importance of survival of the fittest. If the horses were not trained for months before leaving to travel, many would not have been able to surpass the harsh conditions they have faced as witnessed during the movie. Overall, I gave this movie a four out of five rating because I love how I can implement my knowledge on A.P. Environmental Science in this movie. It made the movie more meaningful to me since I can witness the impact of biodiversity and the importance of enforcing laws, acts, and solutions in order to maintain and increase biodiversity. - Marjie Gopez
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  • Wow what an exciting adventure with these cowboys and the wild mustangs
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  • Beautifully filmed and scored documentary about four recent college grads that made this movie to inspire people to adopt wild horses. They adopt, train and ride 10 horses from Mexico to Canada thru some of the most beautiful country you could ever see including the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone. They tell about the 50,000 wild horses waiting in pens for adoption and show the debate over how to manage them or even if they should be left alone in the wild.
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  • Unbranded was one of those movies that give a person inspiration. After watching this feel-good movie the character bonding and determination is family friendly and fun to watch. This movie shows the struggle between the friends but tells a journey of meaning. This should be an example of why the horses should not be kept in an enclosed captivity becoming useless. There could be other productivities the government can provide for the wild grazing horses living up north. This movie proves as a message to all of the danger that mustangs are in.
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  • Really entertaining and informative movie was executed very well. Throughout the movie they face the hardships and adversities brought upon the horses as well as themselves. This documentary showed how brave and bold these men were in taking such a dangerous journey as well as show the fun they had during it. Truly an amazing journey of a movie you take with these men on their mission to help wild horses. The movie was almost perfect in my opinion but lacked what happened with the success of the journey.
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  • Watching this film got me feeling as if I would like to go live in Texas with all the thrills and excitement that would be going on through out this movie. The most horrific part from the movie would be when he got hip by a horse in the head, or kicked but then again it is his fault for being dumb, but then again trying to help out the horse. I had lots of thrills when they would were crossing the canyon with out permission because I was thinking that they would get caught and it would be over. All in all I very much enjoyed this movie and recommend it.
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  • It was beautiful accomplishment proving the worth for these wild horses. Four men trying to gain more appreciation for these mustangs proving that they can do more than the government thinks they can, appeared as a bit of a challenge when dealing with mother nature. Having the responsibility of traveling 3,000 miles with sixteen large animals conquering dangerous and difficult trails from the border of Mexico to the Canadian border definitely proved their worth and strength. This should be an example of why the horses should not be kept in an enclosed captivity becoming unusefull. There could be other productivities the government can provide for the wild grazing horses living up north.
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  • Best documentary ever for cowboys. Great movie.
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  • Unbranded is a 2015 documentary that examines the 16-week journey of four men, twelve horses and burro from Mexico to Canada. Attempting to raise awareness to an ongoing struggle between western ranchers and the iconic Mustang wild horses, these men embark on an epic journey that takes them through the most rugged, beautiful and dangerous terrain in the lower 48.Four recently graduated Texas AM Aggies, feeling the pressure of social expectation and confronted with the reality that it's time to grow up and start a family, adopt the majestic animals from a Bureau of Land Management holding facility where the horses are stripped of their freedom and confined in order to make way for the rancher's cattle.Along the way, men and horse struggle to persevere the dangerous landscape all the while contemplating the world and their place in it.As they near their objective, it becomes clear that Unbranded is not only a tale of the plight of the mustang, but a touching and poignant testament to the loss of freedom and gradual confinement of the wild men who ride them.If you haven't seen this documentary, watch it on Netflix. You wont regret it. -RW
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  • Great documentary about present day cowboys journeying from Mexico to Canada on wild horses while teaching the viewer about land management for these wild mustangs.
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  • We loved every minute of this documentary. And the cinematography is gorgeous.
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