Synopsis
A teenager gets a summer job working for a horse trainer and befriends the fading racehorse, Lean on Pete.
Scores
Overall Score
68.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
69.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
61.7%
Review Aggregate
80.0
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely positive, with 90% of 189 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, gritty, realistic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
emotionalgrittyrealisticvisually strikinglighthearteddarktragiccoming of agecharacter-drivenstylized
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Plummer | 2018 | $521,000 | $651,000 | (est) |
| Chloë Sevigny | 2018 | $321,000 | $400,000 | (est) |
| Travis Fimmel | 2018 | $241,000 | $302,000 | (est) |
| Steve Buscemi | 2018 | $197,000 | $247,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score90.0
RT critic review count189
Rotten Tomatoes audience score75.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes14,607
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2018 | $1,163,056 | $1,453,009 |
| International | 2018 | $1,280,528 | $1,599,768 |
| Worldwide | 2018 | $2,443,584 | $3,052,777 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2018 | $1,093,739 | $1,366,412 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2018 | $2,682,000 | $3,350,631 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2018 | $3,234,000 | $4,040,246 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2018 | $1,652,000 | $2,063,849 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2018 | $4,687,000 | $5,855,484 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2018 | $465,222 | $581,204 |
| Total Revenues | 2018 | $13,813,962 | $17,257,825 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2018 | $8,000,000 | $9,994,425 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2018 | $2,321,000 (est) | $2,899,632 (est) |
| Participations | 2018 | $553,000 | $690,865 |
| Residuals ? | 2018 | $658,000 | $822,041 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2018 | $1,600,000 | $1,998,885 |
| Total Expenses | 2018 | $13,132,000 | $16,405,848 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2018 | $681,962 | $851,977 |
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