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A Balasaur Score of 76 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 90%, Metacritic 80/100. Scores higher than 89% of the 6,966 2010s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Metacritic80/100
375 audience votes
Key crew
- Andrew HaighDirector
- Andrew HaighScreenplay
- James Edward BarkerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Charlie PlummerCharley
- Amy SeimetzLynn
- Travis FimmelRay
- Steve BuscemiDel
- Jason BeemRace Announcer
- Tolo TuiteleLynn's Husband
- Ayanna BerkshireCop 1
- Connor BrenesCop 2
- Kurt ConroydNurse
- Chloë SevignyBonnie
- Dennis FitzpatrickOld Timer
- Rusty TennantPortland Downs Security Guard
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Themes
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