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The Last Picture Show

The Last Picture Show

Oct 3, 1971
119 min
DramaRomance
7.6/ 10
730 votes

Overview

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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TMDB
7.6/10
730 votes
IMDB
8.0/10
55,559 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
98%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
93/100
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Box Office & Budget

Budget$1,300,000Production cost
Box Office$29,133,000Worldwide gross
Profit$27,833,000Profitable
ROI
+2141.0%Return on investment
US Box Office$29,133,000Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Won 2 Oscars. 19 wins & 22 nominations total

Details

Production information

"Anarene, Texas, 1951. Nothing much has changed…"

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$1,300,000

Revenue

$29,133,000

Production Companies

The Last Picture Show and TexasvilleBBS ProductionsColumbia Pictures

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