Summer of the Colt vs Summer of the Monkeys

Summer of the Colt has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 5.8/10 for Summer of the Monkeys). Summer of the Colt is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 41m. Summer of the Colt is the older of the two (1991 against 1998). Both are family movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Summer of the Colt posterSummer of the Colt1991 VS Summer of the Monkeys posterSummer of the Monkeys1998
Summer of the ColtSummer of the Monkeys
Audience score★ 8.5/10★ 5.8/10
Year19911998
Length1h 40m1h 41m
GenresDrama, FamilyFamily
Country––
DirectorAndré MelançonMichael Anderson
Main castHéctor Alterio, Manuel Callau, China Zorrilla, Alexandra London-Thompson, Juan De BenedictisMichael Ontkean, Leslie Hope, Wayne Best, Wilford Brimley, Don Francks

Synopsis

Summer of the Colt

This award-winning film by André Melançon -- set on a ranch on the pampas of Argentina -- tells the story of three children spending a summer with their grandfather. The youngest, Felipe, makes friends with a puppy; his older brother, Daniel, breaks and train his first horse; their 13-year-old sister, Laura, struggles with the transition between childhood and growing up. The kids find it difficult to adapt to their proud and stubborn…

Summer of the Monkeys

One summer, Jay finds four chimps on the prairie who have fallen off a circus cart.

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