Lean on Pete

You can’t get anywhere on your own.

2018
Rated R
2h 1m
Drama
Adventure
Western

6.9TMDB(382)

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.

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Nominations
Nominated for the IFFR audience award (2018)
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Box office
Grossed $2.4M worldwide against a $8M budget
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Based on
Based on Lean on Pete
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Setting
Set in Oregon
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Music
Music by James Edward Barker
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Details

Director: Andrew Haigh
Writers: Willy VlautinNovel
Andrew HaighScreenplay
Status: Released
Release date: April 6, 2018
Original language: English
Budget: $8M
Revenue: $2.4M
Countries: United Kingdom

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