Lean on Pete

2017
15
2h 1m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

14K

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Ryan Warren Smith in Lean on Pete (2017)

Fifteen-year-old Charley Thompson (Charlie Plummer) arrives in Portland, Oregon with his single father Ray (Travis Fimmel), both of them eager for a fresh start after a series of hard knocks. While Ray descends into personal turmoil, Charley finds acceptance and camaraderie at a local racetrack where he lands a job caring for an aging Quarter Horse named Lean On Pete. The horse's gruff owner Del Montgomery (Steve Buscemi) and his seasoned jockey Bonnie (Chloë Sevigny) help Charley fill the void of his father's absence - until he discovers that Pete is bound for slaughter, prompting him to take extreme measures to spare his new friend's life. Charley and Pete head out into the great unknown, embarking on an odyssey across the new American frontier in search of a loving aunt Charley hasn't seen in years.

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Coming-of-Age Adventure Drama Sport

A teenager gets a summer job working for a horse trainer and befriends the fading racehorse, Lean on Pete.A teenager gets a summer job working for a horse trainer and befriends the fading racehorse, Lean on Pete.A teenager gets a summer job working for a horse trainer and befriends the fading racehorse, Lean on Pete.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

14K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 11 wins & 18 nominations

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Trivia
Chloë Sevigny revealed that she was originally approached to play Charley's aunt, but her agent fought for her to play Bonnie because the latter character is a larger role with "more [for Sevigny] to sink her teeth into."

Quotes
Charley: Can I ask you a question?
Charley: Why do you let him treat you like that?
Laurie: I don't have anywhere else to go.
Laurie: And... when you don't have anywhere else to go... you're kinda stuck.

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Soundtracks
Through the Eyes of Love
Performed by Melissa Manchester (as Melisa Manchester)
Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment INC & Sony Pictures Entertainment INC
Written by Marvin Hamlisch and Carole Bayer Sager
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.

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8/10

Very heavy story

Athough the title of the movie gives us something soft and nice, be ready to deal with the cruelty of the real life. It is really a nice story, but for someone more than heavy for his/her expectations. Director Andrew Haigh showed us mainly how looks life of American underclass, what isn't what we can see in some profitable and big budget movies. The young actor, Charlie Plummer, gives us the picture of a good acting and what to say more than that he is the best of all other members in that cast. A natural gift to be a good actor.