Concrete Cowboy (2020) on Netflix
Fifteen-year-old Cole, always in trouble at school, is sent from Detroit to North Philadelphia to live with Harp, his estranged father. A neighbor says Harp is at the stables.
- Netflix3.6/5
- IMDb6.3/1010,623 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes80%
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Plot summary
Fifteen-year-old Cole is always getting in trouble at school, so his mother drives him from Detroit to Philadelphia to live with Harp, his estranged father. She drops him on Harp's North Philadelphia block and drives away. Nessie, a neighbor, recognizes Cole and says his father is at the stables. When Harp brings him inside, a horse is standing in the living room and the cupboards and fridge are empty, and Cole says he will stay only one night.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Concrete Cowboy (2020)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Amahle was originally written as a drug addict, and Liz Priestley went without sleep for a few days before her audition to make her performance believable; the character was later rewritten as a nurse.
- Director Ricky Staub got the idea for Concrete Cowboy after seeing a man riding a horse down a Philadelphia street, which led him to research the Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club and discover Greg Neri's novel.
