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The Last Picture Show (1971)

8.0 IMDb 98% RT 93/100 MC
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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.

Best Release

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

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Genre

Drama, Romance

Sub-Genre

Romance Drama

Box Office

$29,133,000

Runtime

1 hour and 59 minutes (119 minutes)

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Editor's Notes

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Sony S-Tier 4K. Bogdanovich's black-and-white masterpiece preserves the grain structure and depth of field that made the cinematography famous in 1971. The pool hall scenes and the empty street shots look staggering on a good display.

noted Apr 10, 2026

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