The Last Picture Show

Where to Watch The Last Picture Show (1971) (Legally)

Anarene, Texas, 1951. Nothing much has changed…
Oct 3, 1971 US 119 min M
7.6 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
770 votes
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What to expect (spoiler-free)

Planning a movie night? This is a spoiler-free snapshot of “ (1971).

Genre-wise, it leans into Drama, Romance, with a runtime around 119 minutes.

Top billed names include Timothy Bottoms, Cybill Shepherd, Jeff Bridges, Cloris Leachman.

The listed certification for some regions is “ (ratings vary by country).

Topics & keywords

small town, new love, based on novel or book, texas, graduation, high school graduation, billiard hall, graduation present, black and white, elopement, 1950s, thoughtful

Official trailer

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Plot

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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Main 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