Lone Star

Jun 21, 1996

2h 15m

★ 7.0

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

Overview

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

Genres

Drama

Mystery

Romance

Production Companies

Castle Rock Entertainment

Rio Dulce

Lone Star Trailers

Cast

Danny

Jesse Borrego

Otis

Ron Canada

Young Otis

Gabriel Casseus

Enrique

Richard Coca

Mercedes Cruz

Miriam Colon

Sam

Chris Cooper

Carolyn

Carmen De Lavallade

Hollis

Clifton James

Charlie Wade

Kris Kristofferson

Buddy Deeds

Matthew McConaughey

Bunny

Frances McDormand

Cliff

Stephen Mendillo

Annie Wilson, young widow and mother of three, makes her living foretelling others' futures⁠—though her own has become cloudier than even she can see. Threatened by a client's violent husband and plagued by visions of a missing local woman, Annie finds herself pulled into a thicket of lies and deception in which her extraordinary gift may ultimately get her killed.

6.8

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7.6

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6.8

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7.5

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7.0

Wild at Heart

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0.0

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7.3

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7.0

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6.6

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6.7

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6.1

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6.7

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5.6

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7.5

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6.7

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