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Lean on Pete
2017
· Movie
· 121 min
B
MEANRANK
76/100
Every rating
67–90
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 67, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 90.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A fifteen-year-old boy named Charley Thompson spends a summer in Portland, Oregon, where he finds work caring for an aging quarterhorse named Lean on Pete. He forms a deep bond with the horse. When Charley learns that Pete is destined for the slaughterhouse, he embarks on a journey across the vast American Northwest to find a safe home for the animal, confronting the harsh realities of life and loneliness on the road.
Details
- Director
- Andrew Haigh
- Writer
- Andrew Haigh
- Studio
- The Bureau, Film4 Productions
- Released
- 6 April 2018
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $8.0M
- Box office
- $2.4M
- Awards
- 11 wins, 17 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (26) →
Awards & nominations
See all 28 →1 major award won · 11 wins from 28 nominations across 18 ceremonies
| Venice Film Festival 2017 | Marcello Mastroianni Award | Charlie Plummer | Winner |
| Venice Film Festival 2017 | Golden Lion | Lean on Pete | Nominee |
| Chlotrudis Awards 2019 | Best Actor | Charlie Plummer | Nominee |
| CinEuphoria Awards 2019 | Best Film | Lean on Pete | Nominee |
| CinEuphoria Awards 2019 | Top Ten of the Year | Lean on Pete | Winner |
| National Film Awards UK 2019 | Best Independent Film | Lean on Pete | Nominee |
| National Film Awards UK 2019 | Best Supporting Actor | Steve Buscemi | Nominee |
| British Independent Film Awards 2018 | Best Actor | Charlie Plummer | Nominee |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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Venice Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Marcello Mastroianni Award | Charlie Plummer | Winner |
| Golden Lion | Lean on Pete | Nominee |
Les Arcs Film Festival
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor | Charlie Plummer | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Magnus Nordenhof Jønck | Winner |
| Best Original Score | James Edward Barker | Winner |
| Cristal Arrow | Lean on Pete | Winner |
CinEuphoria Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Top Ten of the Year | Lean on Pete | Winner |
| Best Film | Lean on Pete | Nominee |
Luxembourg City Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Youth Jury Award | Lean on Pete | Winner |
| Grand Prix | Lean on Pete | Nominee |
Dublin Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Charlie Plummer | Winner |
Heartland International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Truly Moving Picture | Lean on Pete | Winner |
International Cinephile Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Picture Not Released in 2017 | Lean on Pete | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Independent Films | Lean on Pete | Winner |
British Independent Film Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor | Charlie Plummer | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Magnus Nordenhof Jønck | Nominee |
| Best Director | Andrew Haigh | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Steve Buscemi | Nominee |
National Film Awards UK
2 nominations
| Best Independent Film | Lean on Pete | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Steve Buscemi | Nominee |
Chlotrudis Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Charlie Plummer | Nominee |
Greater WNY Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Charlie Plummer | Nominee |
Indiana Film Journalists Association
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Charlie Plummer | Nominee |
International Online Cinema Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Charlie Plummer | Nominee |
Jerusalem Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best International Film | Lean on Pete | Nominee |
London Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best Film | Lean on Pete | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Magnus Nordenhof Jønck | Nominee |
World Soundtrack Awards
1 nomination
| Public Choice Award | James Edward Barker | Nominee |