Horse Girl

Sarah is a shy, artsy woman who loves horses, crafts, and crime shows with a surreal edge. Her days feel ordinary, but her nights are filled with lucid dreams that brush against the rules of ordinary life. As these visions start spilling into her waking hours, she notices small coincidences and a sense that the world is thinner than it seems. Friends and family worry while she clings to the worlds she builds in her mind, hoping they offer meaning she cannot put into words. The film traces her attempts to understand what is real, and how memory, identity, and longing shape her grip on reality. A quiet romance threatens to bloom as she tries to decide who to trust.

Directed by Jeff Baena from an original screenplay by Baena and Alison Brie, Horse Girl stars Brie with Debby Ryan and Molly Shannon. It premiered at Sundance 2020 and later streamed on Netflix, showcasing Baena's offbeat sensibility and bracing restraint.

There was no conventional box office due to its Netflix release; streaming titles rarely report a theatrical gross and Netflix does not disclose viewership figures publicly. Its reception was shaped by streaming audiences and festival chatter rather than charts.

Horse Girl drew attention for its off kilter mood and Brie's restrained performance that anchors the film's surreal drift. It sparked discussion about mental health portrayal in indie cinema and how perception can blur the line between everyday life and dream like sequences. In discussions it often comes up globally.

Critical response was mixed, with praise for Brie's subtle portrayal and the film's unsettling atmosphere, while some readers felt the tone wandered. The narrative probes identity, memory, and the pressure to interpret ordinary moments as meaningful, inviting viewers to question what is real. Its tone invites ongoing debate about sanity today.