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Films like Lean on Pete.

Lean on Pete (2017) reads as Heavy, measured, measured drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020) poster
1. Never Rarely Sometimes Always2020

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Prayers for the Stolen (2021) poster
2. Prayers for the Stolen2021

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Noche de Fuego (2021) poster
3. Noche de Fuego2021

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Julieta (2016) (2016) poster
4. Julieta2016

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

For Those Who Can Tell No Tales (2013) poster
5. For Those Who Can Tell No Tales2013

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Ballad of a White Cow (2020) poster
6. Ballad of a White Cow2020

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Two Days, One Night (2014) poster
7. Two Days, One Night2014

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Past (2013) (2013) poster
8. The Past2013

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Sand Storm (2016) (2016) poster
9. Sand Storm2016

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Girl (2018) (2018) poster
10. Girl2018

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Lingui, The Sacred Bonds (2021) poster
11. Lingui, The Sacred Bonds2021

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Sparrows (2015) poster
12. Sparrows2015

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are Lean on Pete’s neighbours — where are yours?

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