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The Last Picture Show

1971 · 119 min · Director: Peter Bogdanovich ★ IMDb 8 · 57,789 ratings

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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.

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The Last Picture Show (1971) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 35%, Nostalgia 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Nostalgia, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

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Cast

Timothy Bottoms

Sonny Crawford

Jeff Bridges

Duane Jackson

Ellen Burstyn

Lois Farrow

Randy Quaid

Lester Marlow

SU
Sharon Ullrick

Charlene Duggs

BT
Bill Thurman

Coach Popper

JL
Jessie Lee Fulton

Miss Mosey

HH
Helena Humann

Jimmie Sue

BD
Barc Doyle

Joe Bob Blanton

GB
Gary Brockette

Bobby Sheen

JH
John Hillerman

English teacher

JH
Joe Heathcock

Sheriff

KH
Kimberly Hyde

Annie-Annie Martin

Details

Directed by
Peter Bogdanovich
Type
Movies
Released
1971
Runtime
119 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 8 · 57,789 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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