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Jockey
Directed by
Clint Bentley
R
2021
1h 34m
Drama
6.3
93%
57%
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An aging jockey aims for a final championship, when a rookie rider arrives claiming to be his son.
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Cast of Jockey
Clifton Collins Jr.
Jackson Silva
Moisés Arias
Gabriel Boullait
Molly Parker
Ruth Wilkes
Logan Cormier
Leo Brock
Vincent Francia
Ronnie Langford
Danny Garcia
Benny Hernandez IV
Marlon St. Julien
Marlon St. Julien
Ryan Barber
Jockey
Martin Bourdieu
Jockey
Akio Kato
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Richard Lull
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Scott Stevens
Jockey
John Shumaker
Pastor John
Clint Bentley
Director / Writer / Producer
Greg Kwedar
Writer / Producer
Nancy Schafer
Producer
Jockey Ratings & Reviews
Kevin Ward
July 7, 2025
A familiar story that is elevated by some stunning cinematography and a poignant lead performance from Clifton Collins Jr. An aging Jockey who’s body’s wear and tear has to come to grips with the end of his riding career. Seriously this is a gorgeously lit movie, with spectacular sunset vistas, dancing silhouettes lit by fire light, frames lit by cigarette light. Really beautiful stuff. And while the story feels familiar, as I mentioned, it’s not necessarily predictable. I really loved Molly Parker in this. She and Moises Arias are both excellent in support roles. The themes of family and legacy are beautifully echoed with the horses as well. Horse names are often derived directly from the parents. Out of Russo’s Lamentation and Dido’s Mercy, you get Dido’s Lament….OR sometimes you just name the horse Hello Sunshine for reasons that have nothing to do with parentage.
Austin Chronicle
Richard Whittaker
Jockey sweats authenticity from every dust-impacted pore.
Detroit News
Adam Graham
Collins is quietly mesmerizing, his mannerisms so small that they hardly register. But the work is there, as it has always been. You know his face, and now with "Jockey," you'll know Clifton Collins' name, too.
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Chris Hewitt
If Oscar voters remembered Clifton Collins Jr.'s work in "Jockey" - or even saw it - he'd be winning best actor this year.
Boston Globe
Kyle Turner
A gorgeous film, but in a bizarrely empty way.
San Jose Mercury News
Randy Myers
While there are a few plotting slip-ups here and there, Collins' electrifying performance carries this over the finish line.
Washington Post
Ann Hornaday
Filmmaker Clint Bentley makes a tender, visually poetic feature directorial debut with "Jockey," a closely observed portrait of a man embarking on the downslope of his career.
San Francisco Chronicle
G. Allen Johnson
Collins dominates the film, often in close-up, in a rich performance, and is ably assisted by Molly Parker, as the trainer, Ruth; and Moises Arias as his possible son, Gabriel.
Chicago Sun-Times
Richard Roeper
Everything feels real in the drama starring Clifton Collins Jr., just right as a veteran rider taking a risk by getting back in the saddle.
Arizona Republic
Bill Goodykoontz
Collins is so wonderfully genuine, so believable as someone who has seen a lot of stories like this play out and has a pretty good idea how this one ends, but wants to hang onto the reins for as long as he can anyway.
FilmWeek (LAist)
Amy Nicholson
We get one of these kinds of films every year... It does all depend on how much you care about the performances, and Collins Jr. really is good.
FilmWeek (LAist)
Claudia Puig
An evocative, haunting, and pretty intimate character study.
Rolling Stone
David Fear
Jockey works because it has an expert rider who knows when to hold back and when to push something from a fast gallop to a sprint.
Wall Street Journal
Joe Morgenstern
The film also rates high on the pleasure scale for being a debut feature by abundantly gifted filmmakers and a showcase for a performance that fills your heart while frequently threatening to break it.
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Leonard Maltin
Jockeyis one of those sleepers that makes even a bumpy moviegoing season worthwhile. The film rests on the foundation of Clifton Collins's underplayed performance-he is quietly persuasive and likable...a hardscrabble hero worth rooting for
Los Angeles Times
Robert Abele
Collins, of course, is the movie's sturdy emotional spine, and Bentley wisely shoots him as such.
New York Times
Manohla Dargis
Sentimental yet also trickier and more complex than its gleaming surfaces suggest, Jockey is a portrait of a man facing his mortality or at least professional redundancy.
Associated Press
Lindsey Bahr
The framework, as predictable as it is, works because of the sincerity behind the endeavor and the depth of Collins' performance. He is the heart and soul of Jockey, and no one who gives it a chance will be forgetting his name anytime soon.
RogerEbert.com
Matt Zoller Seitz
Collins is convincing from frame one.
Variety
Peter Debruge
Jockey gives Collins the role of his career, and he leans into it with all he's got.
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