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The Last Picture Show

1971Movie1 h 59 minR

DramaRomance
88
ExcellentGoodWatch score
IMDb8.0Letterboxd4.2/5Metacritic938.1Rotten Tomatoes98%89%
88
ExcellentGoodWatch score
IMDb8.0Letterboxd4.2/5Metacritic938.1Rotten Tomatoes98%89%

Summary

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.

Good for

  • Date night
  • Friends night
  • Teens

Skip it if

  • You need an uplifting mood
  • You want fast pacing

Where to watch

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Not for warmth, laughs or comfort.

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Cast

21 of 21

Crew

Directed by
Peter Bogdanovich
Written by
Larry McMurtry, Peter Bogdanovich
Produced by
Bob Rafelson, Stephen J. Friedman
Music by
Tom Overton, Dean Salmon

Everyone

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Facts

October 3, 1971 · 1 h 59 min · R

Released
October 3, 1971
Runtime
1 h 59 min
Age rating
R
Content
Sexual Content, Strong Language
Genres
Drama, Romance
Original language
English
Made in
United States
Budget
$1 million
Box office
$29 million
Available in
71 countries
Keywords
based on novel or book

Tropes

Thousand-Yard Stare, Making Love in All the Wrong Places, What the Hell, Hero? +9

Q&A

7 questions, like "Where can I stream The Last Picture Show?"

Questions about The Last Picture Show

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream The Last Picture Show?

In the United States, you can rent or buy The Last Picture Show from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It streams in 33 other countries, but not in the United States.

Is The Last Picture Show worth watching?

88
ExcellentGoodWatch score

Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 88 (IMDb 8, Letterboxd 4.2 out of 5, Rotten Tomatoes 98%, and Metacritic 93). Critics rate it higher (96 out of 100) than audiences (84).

Is there a sequel to The Last Picture Show?

  1. The Last Picture Show (1971)
  2. Texasville (1990)

Yes: it's movie 1 of 2 in its series, followed by Texasville (1990).

Is The Last Picture Show good for date night?

and 2 moreDate NightPartner WatchAdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing Safe

Yes: romance is 8 of 10, and the viewing guide lists it for date night.

Will I feel good after watching The Last Picture Show?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 9 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

Was The Last Picture Show a box office hit?

Budget$1 million
Box office$29 million

Yes, a big one: it cost about $1 million to make and earned $29 million worldwide, 22.4 times its budget.

What tropes does The Last Picture Show use?

Thousand-Yard StareMaking Love in All the Wrong PlacesWhat the Hell, Hero?Deadpan SnarkerUpper-Class TwitLove DodecahedronSex Is LiberationAdaptation Name ChangeVideo CreditsSmall Town BoredomBittersweet EndingComing of Age Storyand 44 more

TV Tropes lists 56 tropes for it, including Thousand-Yard Stare, Making Love in All the Wrong Places, and What the Hell, Hero?.