Storyline

The film follows fifteen-year-old Charley Thompson. He wants a home, food on the table and a high school he can attend for more than part of the year. As the son of a single father working in warehouses across the Pacific Northwest, stability is hard to find. Hoping for a new start they move to Portland, Oregon where Charley takes a summer job, with a washed-up horse trainer, and befriends a failing racehorse named Lean on Pete.

Plot Keywords

teenage boy, based on novel, death of father, coming of age, road movie, single father, hospital, horse racing, lantern, loneliness, on the run, runaway, swimming, street life, horse trainer, loss of father, painting a wall, high school football, runner, orphan

Short Review

This is a film that succeeds in holding all its elements in balance - and in doing so, arrives at a depth of feeling that isn't commonplace at all.

Trailer

Streaming Service

1. Amazon Video : Rent from $1.99, Or $0.00 with a Prime membership

2. Apple iTunes : Track Price: 12.99, Track Rental Price: 3.99, Collection Price: 12.99, Track Hd Price: 14.99, Track Hd Rental Price: 3.99, Collection Hd Price: 14.99

3. Vudu : [SD - Buy: 12.99, Rent: 2.99] [HDX - Buy: 14.99, Rent: 3.99] [UHD - Buy: 14.99, Rent: 3.99]