Lean on Pete
2018 · 2h 1m · Adventure, Drama, Western · United Kingdom · Rated R (US)
You can’t get anywhere on your own.
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.
Written & directed by
Andrew HaighBased on the novel by
Willy Vlautin6.8Smart score
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