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Lean on Pete (2017)

R | 121 min | Adventure, Drama

A teenager gets a summer job working for a horse trainer and befriends the fading racehorse, Lean on Pete.

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80 Metascore

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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
Dennis Fitzpatrick

Old Timer
Rusty Tennant

Portland Downs Security Guard
Julia Prud'homme

Ruby
Jason Rouse

Mitch
Lewis Pullman

Dallas

Director:

Andrew Haigh

Writers:

Andrew Haigh, Willy Vlautin (novel)

Awards

7 wins & 4 nominations.

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Trivia

-It went onto screen at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2017.

Del: Hey, what are you doing?
Charley: Me?
Del: Yeah, there's no one else here.
Charley: I was just running.
Del: Are you strong?
Charley: I don't know.
Del: Come here.
Del: You know what time it is?
Charley: It's about seven.

Goofs

Modern flat screen televisions are shown in at least 2 scenes, yet the film seems to be set in the 1990s, with old cell phones, pay phone, information operators, and older vehicles.