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Lone Star

Lone Star

John Sayles invites you to return to the scene of the crime.

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Release Date

6/21/1996

Runtime

135 mins

Overview

When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$5,000,000

Revenue

$13,269,963

Homepage

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A deliberate excavation of a small Texas town's buried past, where uncovering one murder reveals decades of secrets woven into the fabric of community and family. The investigation becomes a reckoning with how history shapes identity and belonging.

Mood

WistfulContemplativeUnsettlingBittersweet

Themes

MemoryFamilyIdentityPowerCorruption

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Meditative

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

Nonlinear

Heads up

Racial violence
Chris Cooper

Chris Cooper

Sam Deeds

Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey

Buddy Deeds

Elizabeth Peña

Elizabeth Peña

Pilar

Kris Kristofferson

Kris Kristofferson

Charlie Wade

Joe Morton

Joe Morton

Del

Frances McDormand

Frances McDormand

Bunny

Stephen J. Lang

Mikey

Oni Faida Lampley

Oni Faida Lampley

Celie

LaTanya Richardson Jackson

LaTanya Richardson Jackson

Priscilla Worth

Leo Burmester

Leo Burmester

Cody

Eleese Lester

Eleese Lester

Molly

Richard Coca

Richard Coca

Enrique

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