The Last Picture Show (1971)
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Anarene, Texas, 1951. Nothing much has changed…
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.
- Released: 1971-10-03
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Runtime: 1h 59m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10 from 804 votes
Directed by Peter Bogdanovich.
Top cast
- Timothy Bottoms as Sonny Crawford
- Cybill Shepherd as Jacy Farrow
- Jeff Bridges as Duane Jackson
- Cloris Leachman as Ruth Popper
- Ellen Burstyn as Lois Farrow
- Ben Johnson as Sam the Lion
- Randy Quaid as Lester Marlow
- Clu Gulager as Abilene
- Eileen Brennan as Genevieve
- Sam Bottoms as Billy
Where to watch The Last Picture Show
- United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on BFI Player, BFI Player Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
- India: stream on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video
- Canada: stream on Starz Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
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