Lean on Pete
You can’t get anywhere on your own
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4/6/2018Runtime
121 minsOverview
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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A tender road movie about a fragile boy and a worn-down horse finding solace in each other as they drift across the American landscape. It's a quiet, meditative exploration of vulnerability and the search for belonging.
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