Lean on Pete

Lean on Pete

121 mins | Drama, Adventure | April 6, 2018

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.

Lean on Pete

121 mins | Drama, Adventure | April 6, 2018

Lean on Pete
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Film4 Productions, The Bureau, BFI Film Fund
Original title Lean on Pete
Directors Kathleen Campbell, Antonio Graña, Janet Beeson, Andrew Haigh, Ime Etuk
Writers Willy Vlautin, Andrew Haigh

Cast

Charlie Plummer

as Charley Thompson

Steve Zahn

as Silver

Steve Buscemi

as Del Montgomery

Chloë Sevigny

as Bonnie

Travis Fimmel

as Ray Thompson

Amy Seimetz

as Lynn

Frank Gallegos

as Santiago

Lewis Pullman

as Dallas

Justin Rain

as Mike

Bob Olin

as Mr. Kendall

Alison Elliott

as Aunt Margy

Jason Beem

as Track Announcer

Tolo Tuitele

as Lynn's Husband

Ayanna Berkshire

as Cop #1

Connor Brenes

as Cop #2

Kurt Conroyd

as Nurse

Dennis Fitzpatrick

as Old Timer

Rusty Tennant

as Portland Downs Security Guard

Jason Rouse

as Mitch

Teyah Hartley

as Laurie

Dana Millican

as Driver

Heath Lourwood

as Desert Officer

Joseph Bertót

as Warehouse Manager

Chris Ihlenfeldt

as Race Spectator (uncredited)

P.E. Ingraham

as Race Spectator (uncredited)

Kyle Stoltz

as Race Track Patron (uncredited)