The Washington Post said that the film is "a charming children's crusade – a rewarding journey for all ages". Rita Kempley of the Washington Post said that "the movie is alternately grim and lyrical", and "though long on ambiance and short on story, it may appeal to the spiritually inclined – and to oater lovers. Box office The film was the fourth highest-grossing film in Ireland for the year with a gross of £748,080. Awards 1993: Roxanne T. Mueller Audience Choice Award for Best Film at the Cleveland International Film Festival – Mike Newell. 1993: Starboy Award at the Oulu International Children's Film Festival – Mike Newell. 1994: Golden Calf for Best European Film at the Netherlands Film Festival – Mike Newell. 1994: Young Artist Award for Outstanding Family Foreign Film at the Young Artist Awards – Mike Newell. 1994: Young Artist Award for Outstanding Youth Actor in a Family Film at the Young Artist Awards – Rúaidhrí Conroy & Ciarán Fitzgerald. Home video releases Into the West was released on VHS and LaserDisc format in the US by Touchstone Home Video in 1994. The DVD was released in the US on 4 February 2003 by Miramax Home Entertainment with an aspect ratio of 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen. The VHS was released in Ireland and the UK on 21 September 1993 by Entertainment in Video. It was released on DVD in Ireland and the UK on 17 December 2001 by Entertainment in Video and again on 15 September 2003 by Cinema Club. As of 2020, it is being broadcast on the Criterion Channel in the USA and Canada. References Bibliography Lance Pettitt, Screening Ireland: film and television representation, Manchester University Press, 2000, 320 p. () Joe Cleary, Outrageous Fortune: Capital and Culture in Modern Ireland, vol. 1, Field Day Publications, coll. « Field day files », 2007, 320 p. () External links 1992 films Ballymun Irish fantasy films 1990s adventure films Films about horses Films directed by Mike Newell Works about Irish Travellers Films scored by Patrick Doyle Films set in Ireland Films based on Celtic mythology Miramax films English-language Irish films 1990s English-language films