With the country facing war and a prolonged economic crisis, an unlikely hero gallops onto the American stage in the 1930s—a motely, four-legged hero named Seabiscuit. Despised by the racing establishment, Seabiscuit and his ragtag group of handlers dash from rejects to royalty. The film is as surefooted as the horse himself, moving at a brisk pace through the tale’s many twists and turns.  BW