Lean on Pete vs The Message
The Message has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7/10 for Lean on Pete). Lean on Pete is the shorter watch at 2h 1m compared with 3h 26m. The Message is the older of the two (1976 against 2018). Both are adventure, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Lean on Pete
The Message| Lean on Pete | The Message | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 1976 |
| Length | 2h 1m | 3h 26m |
| Genres | Adventure, Drama | Action, Adventure, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Andrew Haigh | Moustapha Akkad |
| Main cast | Steve Buscemi, Travis Fimmel, Lewis Pullman, Chloë Sevigny, Amy Seimetz | Damien Thomas, Martin Benson, Abdallah Ghaith, Ali Ahmed Salem, Mohamed El Arabi |
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 Message
In sixth-century Mecca, Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Three years later, he's not alone in his quest and publicly declares his prophecy. Muhammad is fought by Abu Sufian and his wife Hind, rulers of Mecca. Muhammad's followers are hunted and tortured but he continues his calling.
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