Lean on Pete

Apr 6, 2018

2h 1m

★ 6.9

You can’t get anywhere on your own

Overview

Charley Thompson, a teenager living with his single father, gets a summer job working for horse trainer Del Montgomery. Bonding with an aging racehorse named Lean on Pete, Charley is horrified to learn he is bound for slaughter, and so he steals the horse, and the duo embark on an odyssey across the new American frontier.

Genres

Drama

Adventure

Production Companies

The Bureau

Film4 Productions

Lean on Pete Trailers

Cast

Charley

Charlie Plummer

Lynn

Amy Seimetz

Ray

Travis Fimmel

Del

Steve Buscemi

Race Announcer

Jason Beem

Lynn's Husband

Tolo Tuitele

Cop 1

Ayanna Berkshire

Cop 2

Connor Brenes

Nurse

Kurt Conroyd

Bonnie

Chloë Sevigny

Old Timer

Dennis Fitzpatrick

Portland Downs Security Guard

Rusty Tennant

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