Lean on Pete (2018)

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.

Genres: Drama, Adventure, Western

What to watch after Lean on Pete

• The Selfish Giant (2013) — Same subject: horse
• Journeyman (2017) — Same feel: dramatic, emotional
• American Animals (2018)
• Dream Horse (2020) — Same subject: horse, racehorse
• The Rider (2017) — Same subject: horse
• War Horse (2011)