The Last Picture Show

Name: The Last Picture Show
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1971
Duration: 1 h 59 min
Rating: 7.613

Anarene, Texas, 1951. Nothing much has changed…

1971·Directed by Peter Bogdanovich·4.1·1h 59m

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Drama Romance United States of America

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

Recommended by 11 People

“Youthful optimism and sexuality are thwarted by the bitterness of a crumbling town in Peter Bogdanovich's lovely film of Larry McMurtry's novel. One can feel the influence of John Ford and Orson Welles in both the deep focus compositions and the unexpected bursts of volatility.”

Greg Mottola

Director, Writer

“So beautiful. Is there anything more stunning than Cybill Shepherd in this movie? When I was at Northwestern I would watch this on laser disc on this tiny monitor in the library.”