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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Charlie Plummer
Charley
Amy Seimetz
Lynn
Travis Fimmel
Ray
Steve Buscemi
Del
Jason Beem
Race Announcer
Tolo Tuitele
Lynn's Husband
Ayanna Berkshire
Cop 1
Connor Brenes
Cop 2
Kurt Conroyd
Nurse
Chloë Sevigny
Bonnie
Director
Andrew Haigh
Screenplay
Andrew Haigh
Tagline
"You can’t get anywhere on your own."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$8,000,000
Revenue
$2,400,000
Production
The Bureau, Film4 Productions
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