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Movie · 1971

The Last Picture Show

Anarene, Texas, 1951. Nothing much has changed…

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Small town melancholy Coming of age Dead end lives Bittersweet nostalgia Sexual awakening Restless escapism

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Release
1971
Runtime
119 min

Synopsis

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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