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Paris, Texas

Paris, Texas

Jul 16, 1984
145 min
Drama
8.1/ 10
2,070 votes

Overview

A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
8.1/10
2,070 votes
IMDB
8.1/10
131,734 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
95%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
81/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$1,750,000Production cost
Box Office$2,181,987Worldwide gross
Profit$431,987Profitable
ROI
+24.7%Return on investment
US Box Office$2,422,082Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Won 1 BAFTA Award16 wins & 12 nominations total

Details

Production information

"A place for dreams. A place for heartbreak. A place to pick up the pieces."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$1,750,000

Revenue

$2,181,987

Production Companies

Road MoviesArgos filmsWDRChannel Four FilmsPro-ject Filmproduktion

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