On Swift Horses (2024)

Directed by

Daniel Minahan

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 59m

Rated

R

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 126 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1950s America, two queer love stories unfold. A casino worker in Las Vegas falls for another man, while his sister-in-law in San Diego feels drawn to a woman neighbor, straining her marriage.

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What happens

On Swift Horses is a 2024 American historical romantic drama film directed by Daniel Minahan. The screenplay by Bryce Kass is based on the 2019 novel of the same name by Shannon Pufahl. The film stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, Will Poulter, Diego Calva and Sasha Calle. Set in 1950s America and Mexico, it follows two interconnected stories of queer love: one in Las Vegas, where casino workers Julius (Elordi) and Henry (Calva) fall in love, and the other in San Diego, where Julius' sister-in-law Muriel (Edgar-Jones) becomes torn between her husband Lee (Poulter) and her neighbor Sandra (Calle). The film had its world premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2024, and was released in the US by Sony Pictures Classics on April 25, 2025. It was nominated for the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Wide Release, and Calle won the Imagen Award for Best Supporting Actress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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