The Last Picture Show

The Last Picture Show

1971 · Movie · 1h 59m · R

DramaRomance

"Anarene, Texas, 1951. Nothing much has changed…"

Overview

High school seniors and best friends, Sonny and Duane, live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating a local beauty, while Sonny is having an affair with the coach's wife. As graduation nears and both boys contemplate their futures, Duane eyes the army and Sonny takes over a local business. Each struggles to figure out if he can escape this dead-end town and build a better life somewhere else.

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IMDb
8/10
Rotten Tomatoes
98%
Metacritic
93/100
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Themes
small townnew lovebased on novel or booktexasgraduationhigh school graduationbilliard hallgraduation presentblack and whiteelopement1950sthoughtful