Lean on Pete

Lean on Pete

You can’t get anywhere on your own.

2018•2h 1m•6.9/10

DramaAdventure

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.9/10(354)

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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Production

The Bureau, Film4 Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Charlie Plummer

Charlie Plummer

Charley

Amy Seimetz

Amy Seimetz

Lynn

Travis Fimmel

Travis Fimmel

Ray

Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi

Del

Jason Beem

Jason Beem

Race Announcer

Tolo Tuitele

Lynn's Husband

Ayanna Berkshire

Ayanna Berkshire

Cop 1

Connor Brenes

Connor Brenes

Cop 2

Kurt Conroyd

Kurt Conroyd

Nurse

Chloë Sevigny

Chloë Sevigny

Bonnie

Dennis Fitzpatrick

Dennis Fitzpatrick

Old Timer

Rusty Tennant

Rusty Tennant

Portland Downs Security Guard

Julia Prud'homme

Julia Prud'homme

Ruby

Jason Rouse

Jason Rouse

Mitch

Lewis Pullman

Lewis Pullman

Dallas

Justin Rain

Justin Rain

Mike

Bob Olin

Bob Olin

Mr. Kendall

Teyah Hartley

Teyah Hartley

Laurie

Dana Millican

Dana Millican

Woman Driver

Heath Lourwood

Heath Lourwood

Desert Officer

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