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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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  2. Charlie quickly figures out what that means. In ways I wouldn’t spoil, “Lean on Pete” becomes something of a road movie about a boy and the horse who gives the movie its name. As the film builds momentum, Charlie’s situation becomes increasingly desperate and moving, but never in a way that feels melodramatic.

  3. Apr 6, 2018 · 90% Tomatometer 190 Reviews 74% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings 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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  4. 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...

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  5. 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...

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  6. 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...

  7. 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.

  8. Mar 30, 2018 · Samuel R. Murrian. Mar 30, 2018. Charlie Plummer in LEAN ON PETE. A glance at the promotional material for writer/director Andrew Haigh 's Lean on Pete might give you the impression...

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