The Last Picture Show (1971)

1971 · 119 min · Drama, Romance

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.

Directed by Peter Bogdanovich. Starring Timothy Bottoms, Cybill Shepherd, Jeff Bridges, Cloris Leachman and Ellen Burstyn.

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