# Lean on Pete (2018)

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**Runtime**: 121 min
**Genres**: Drama, Adventure
**Directed by**: Andrew Haigh
**Written by**: Andrew Haigh
**Starring**: Charlie Plummer, Amy Seimetz, Travis Fimmel, Steve Buscemi, Jason Beem, Tolo Tuitele

> *You can’t get anywhere on your own.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Horse Whisperer meets Thelma & Louise sans the guns. A lonely teen takes a job, bonds with a doomed racehorse, then flees with it across the West. A road movie with a four-legged co-star and a heart that doesn’t quit.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, raw, tender

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