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Films like Lean on Pete.

Lean on Pete (2018) reads as Heavy, kinetic, measured drama / adventure, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, 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.

The Sea of Trees (2016) poster
1. The Sea of Trees2016

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

First Match (2018) poster
2. First Match2018

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Hellion (2014) poster
3. Hellion2014

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Ultras (2020) poster
4. Ultras2020

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Last Match (2013) poster
5. The Last Match2013

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

I Am Jonas (2018) poster
6. I Am Jonas2018

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

All Too Well: The Short Film (2021) poster
7. All Too Well: The Short Film2021

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

One of Us (2017) poster
8. One of Us2017

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Balancing Act (2013) poster
9. Balancing Act2013

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Night Shift (2020) poster
10. Night Shift2020

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Flag Day (2021) poster
11. Flag Day2021

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Jungleland (2020) poster
12. Jungleland2020

Keeps the heightened unreality and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

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