The Rider (2018)

Once a rising star of the rodeo circuit, and a gifted horse trainer, young cowboy Brady is warned that his riding days are over after a horse crushed his skull at a rodeo. In an attempt to regain control of his own fate, Brady undertakes a search for a new identity and what it means to be a man in the heartland of the United States.

Genres: Drama, Western

What to watch after The Rider

• Nomadland (2020) — Same feel: realistic, melancholy
• Hamnet (2025) — Chloé Zhao directed both
• The Cowboys (1972)
• Lean on Pete (2017) — Same subject: horse
• The Longest Ride (2015) — Same subject: cowboy
• Wheels (2014)