Lean on Pete vs The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo has the higher audience score (8/10 against 7/10 for Lean on Pete). Lean on Pete is the shorter watch at 2h 1m compared with 2h 58m. Lean on Pete is the older of the two (2018 against 2024). Both are adventure, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Lean on Pete | The Count of Monte Cristo | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2024 |
| Length | 2h 1m | 2h 58m |
| Genres | Adventure, Drama | Action, Adventure, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Andrew Haigh | Alexandre de La Patellière, Matthieu Delaporte |
| Main cast | Steve Buscemi, Travis Fimmel, Lewis Pullman, Chloë Sevigny, Amy Seimetz | Laurent Lafitte, Pierre Niney, Bastien Bouillon, Anaïs Demoustier, Pierfrancesco Favino |
Synopsis
Lean on Pete
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.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Edmond Dantes becomes the target of a sinister plot and is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. After 14 years in the island prison of Château d’If, he manages a daring escape. Now rich beyond his dreams, he assumes the identity of the Count of Monte-Cristo and exacts his revenge on the three men who betrayed him.
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