45 Years
2015
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- This film is a traumatically beautiful drama that's surprising in a low-key way; it's moving and haunting. The unconventional way the plot unfolds is one of Lean on Pete' s great virtues, so to describe it in too much detail feels wrong -- but it's important to note that child poverty and homelessness are central to the story.
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Apr 6, 2018 · At first, it would seem that “45 Years” and “Lean on Pete” have nothing in common, but it’s Haigh's power with the way people interact—how they talk, what they reveal, what they choose to hide—his remarkable trust in his actors and his own storytelling abilities that tie them together.
Apr 6, 2018 · 90% 190 Reviews Tomatometer 74% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score Charley, a teen living with his single father, finds work caring for an aging racehorse named Lean on Pete. When he learns...
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- Andrew Haigh
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- Charlie Plummer
Apr 5, 2018 · NYT Critic’s Pick. Directed by Andrew Haigh. Adventure, Drama. R. 2h 1m. By Manohla Dargis. April 5, 2018. At one point in “Lean on Pete,” its adolescent hero, Charley, leans so close into a...
- Andrew Haigh
May 6, 2018 · Mark Kermode, Observer film critic. @KermodeMovie. Sun 6 May 2018 04.00 EDT. A performance of remarkable depth, candour and vulnerability by rising star Charlie Plummer lies at the heart of this...
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- Mark Kermode
May 3, 2018 · Peter Bradshaw. Thu 3 May 2018 10.00 EDT. A ndrew Haigh ’s sad and lovely new film Lean on Pete is adapted by him from the 2010 novel by American author and alt.country musician Willy...
- Peter Bradshaw
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Mar 30, 2018 · If Plummer knows exactly what he’s doing, the effort is invisible: His unstudied grace is the movie’s greatest gift. But what about the fate of Pete, poor Pete?
All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Benedict Seal Vague Visages. Through time and living and learning with these characters, Lean on Pete hits the mark emotionally and...
