Lean on Pete
2017 · Movie · R · 121 min · ★ 6.9 · 85% critics
A lonely teenager takes a summer job at a racetrack and forms a deep bond with an aging racehorse. When he learns the horse is in danger, he makes a desperate choice and sets off with the animal on a hard journey across the American West, searching for safety and a place to belong.
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2018-04-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (365 votes)
About
You’ll likely connect with this if you want a quiet, emotionally heavy road drama about loneliness and companionship, in the vein of A Monster Calls or Bridge to Terabithia; Not for you if you need upbeat, fast-paced stories.
Pros: raw emotional pull; strong lead performance; grounded realism | Cons: slow and bleak; misfortunes feel piled on; some plot stretches
Themes
- horse race
- runaway
- portland, oregon
- horse
- racehorse
- drunk
- trophy
- road movie
Awards & recognition
- IFFR audience award · 2018 · nominated
Cast & crew
Charlie Plummer
as Charley
Amy Seimetz
as Lynn
Travis Fimmel
as Ray
Steve Buscemi
as Del
Jason Beem
as Race Announcer
- TT
Tolo Tuitele
as Lynn's Husband
Ayanna Berkshire
as Cop 1
- CB
Connor Brenes
as Cop 2
Kurt Conroyd
as Nurse
Chloë Sevigny
as Bonnie
Directed by Andrew Haigh