Lean on Pete (2017)

Based on the novel by Willy Vlautin, Lean on Pete (2017), tells the story of 15-year-old Charlie (Charlie Plummer). When we first meet Charlie, he is your typical teen; he likes to jog, play football, and watch TV. Charlie lives in a run-down home... Read the full review »

WHAT I LIKED: At its core, Andrew Haigh's 'Lean on Pete,' is the affecting and touching character study of a young man without any much-needed guidance or parental figures who ends up on the run with a horse, but the reason it's so amazing - and w... Read the full review »

This is not a horse movie. Not even as much as another great movie from the same year The Rider. While a horse does play a role as a character, the title of the movie is an action done by our main character Charley. I had never seen Charlie Plumme... Read the full review »