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Lean on Pete

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Lean on Pete

You can’t get anywhere on your own.

6.9

2h 1m

2018

“You can’t get anywhere on your own.”

Synopsis

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.

Director

Andrew Haigh

Trailer

DramaAdventure

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Cast & Crew

Charlie Plummer

Charlie Plummer

as Charley

Amy Seimetz

Amy Seimetz

as Lynn

Travis Fimmel

Travis Fimmel

as Ray

Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi

as Del

Jason Beem

Jason Beem

as Race Announcer

Tolo Tuitele

as Lynn's Husband

Ayanna Berkshire

Ayanna Berkshire

as Cop 1

Connor Brenes

Connor Brenes

as Cop 2

Kurt Conroyd

Kurt Conroyd

as Nurse

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