Stand by · pulling the latest frames
Stand by · pulling the latest frames


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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“Anarene, Texas, 1951. Nothing much has changed…”

The Last Picture Show ≣ 1971 ≣ Trailer

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