Lean on Pete

Name: Lean on Pete
Genre: Drama, Adventure, Western
Released: 2018-04-06
Duration: 2 h 1 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Charlie Plummer, Amy Seimetz, Travis Fimmel, Steve Buscemi, Jason Beem

2018·Movie·R·121 min·★ 6.9(382)

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“You can’t get anywhere on your own.”

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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Where to watch Lean on Pete in United States

Can I watch Lean on Pete in United States? Yes — you can stream Lean on Pete in United States on JustWatch TV Plus, JustWatch TV Free, and Kanopy, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store.

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Where is Lean on Pete streaming around the world?

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United States	JustWatch TV Plus, JustWatch TV Free, Kanopy, Hoopla	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
United Kingdom	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video
Canada	Tubi TV, Plex	Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube
Australia	—	JustWatch TV Store, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Germany	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, MagentaTV
France	—	YouTube, Canal VOD, Sooner
Spain	—	Rakuten TV
Brazil	Diamond Films Amazon Channel	—
Japan	U-NEXT, FOD Channel Amazon Channel, Plus GAGA Amazon Channel, FOD	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
South Korea	—	wavve

About Lean on Pete

Lean on Pete is a 2018 English-language drama, adventure and western film directed by Andrew Haigh. The cast is led by Charlie Plummer, Amy Seimetz, Travis Fimmel. It has a runtime of 2h 1m. Viewers rate it 6.9/10 across 400 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on JustWatch TV Plus, JustWatch TV Free, Kanopy.

Lean on Pete was produced by The Bureau and Film4 Productions and made in United Kingdom. It was released on April 6, 2018, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $8 million, it went on to gross $2 million worldwide.

Director: Andrew Haigh
Writers: Andrew Haigh
Release date: April 6, 2018
OTT release: July 3, 2018
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: $8 million
Box office: $2 million
Production: The Bureau, Film4 Productions

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Lean on Pete cast & crew

Lean on Pete was directed by Andrew Haigh and written by Andrew Haigh.

The cast features Charlie Plummer as Charley, Amy Seimetz as Lynn, Travis Fimmel as Ray, Steve Buscemi as Del, Jason Beem as Race Announcer, and Tolo Tuitele as Lynn's Husband.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by James Edward Barker, cinematography is by Magnus Nordenhof Jønck, and it was produced by Tristan Goligher and Vincent Gadelle.

Is Lean on Pete worth watching?

Lean on Pete holds an audience score of 6.9/10 from 382 ratings, a solidly received drama films.

At 2h 1m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, adventure, and western, Lean on Pete is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Lean on Pete

In United States, you can stream Lean on Pete on JustWatch TV Plus, JustWatch TV Free, Kanopy, Hoopla, and The Roku Channel, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on July 3, 2018.

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