Lean on Pete

20172017
RR
2h 1min

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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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.

Director
- Andrew Haigh
Writers
- Andrew Haigh
- Willy Vlautin(based on the novel by)
Stars

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Awards
- 11 wins & 18 nominations

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Official Trailer

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Charlie Plummer in Lean on Pete (2017)

Charlie Plummer in Lean on Pete (2017)

Charlie Plummer in Lean on Pete (2017)

Charlie Plummer in Lean on Pete (2017)

Charlie Plummer in Lean on Pete (2017)

Steve Buscemi in Lean on Pete (2017)

Steve Buscemi and Charlie Plummer in Lean on Pete (2017)

Charlie Plummer in Lean on Pete (2017)

Travis Fimmel and Charlie Plummer in Lean on Pete (2017)

Charlie Plummer in Lean on Pete (2017)

Chloë Sevigny and Charlie Plummer in Lean on Pete (2017)

Charlie Plummer at an event for Lean on Pete (2017)

The film follows fifteen-year-old Charley Thompson. He wants a home, food on the table and a high school he can attend for more than part of the year. As the son of a single father working in warehouses across the Pacific Northwest, stability is hard to find. Hoping for a new start they move to Portland, Oregon where Charley takes a summer job, with a washed-up horse trainer, and befriends a failing racehorse named Lean on Pete.

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Taglines
- You Can't Get Anywhere On Your Own
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for language and brief violence
Parents guide

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
Ray: You know, I was a cook for two years once I dropped out of school.
Charley: Yeah, I know.
Ray: It's no way to live, though. Getting up at four every morning. Getting hit by grease all day. People complaining, orders backing up. It's no way to live.
Charley: Yeah, but you get free food?
Ray: Yeah, you get free food. But let me tell you, you end up hating food. But there are waitresses. Hm. You like waitresses, don't you?
Charley: Yeah, I guess.
Ray: The best women... have all been waitresses at some point. So, what have you learned?
Charley: Don't be a cook.
Ray: Huh.
Charley: And...
Charley: ...go out with waitresses.
Ray: Boom. Besides being a hotshot athlete and getting a job... you're smart too.

Connections
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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.

Top review

Very well done

I would say that this is the most surprising film from Andrew Haigh, simply because it's about subject matter that I did not think he would be all that interested in. Overall, all that doesn't matter because he still creates a very well-rounded story with some fantastic performances at its core. It's simply but beautifully shot, carefully paced, and gently directed. It's a great film, although maybe not to the level of Weekend and 45 Years.

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10

Red_Identity
May 8, 2018

Gross US & Canada
- $1,163,056
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $46,975
- Apr 8, 2018
Gross worldwide
- $2,443,584

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Runtime
- 2h 1min
Color
- Color
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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