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The Last Picture Show

Summary: In 1951, a group of high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied North Texas town that is slowly dying, both culturally and economically.
Runtime: 1 h 58 min
MPAA: R

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 1,300,000
Domestic: $ 29,133,000
International: $ 13,131
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