Lone Star poster

Lone Star

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

7.0(438)19962h 15m3

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

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Status
Released
Budget
$5M
Box office
$13.3M
Language
English
  • sheriff
  • texas
  • family secrets
  • neo-western
  • dark secret

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

John Sayles

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR21 Jun 1996
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1511 Oct 1996
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM20 Feb 1997
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical18A21 Jun 1996
  • BoliviaBO

    • Theatrical27 Feb 1997
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1411 Apr 1997
  • ChileCL

    • Theatrical13 Mar 1997
  • ColombiaCO

    • Theatrical14 Feb 1997
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical12+9 Jan 1997
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical7 Feb 1997
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-1218 Jul 1997
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereTPCannes Film Festival10 May 1996
    • TheatricalTP18 Sept 1996

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Lone Star was released on 21 June 1996.

Audience reviews

2
  • F

    Filipe Manuel Neto

    3/21/2023

    7/10

    **Texas yesterday and today: a film where the past serves to weave considerations for the present.** For us, the Portuguese, who see the USA from the outside, it is difficult to comprehend the internal differences between the US states. For us, USA is a country of continental dimensions, which conveys a united and uniform image. And this image could not be more misleading: the US remains a union of fifty small min…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    8/17/2024

    7/10

    There are quite a few household names in the starting line up here, but most barely feature as we are introduced to sheriff "Sam" (Chris Cooper). He's the son of the recently deceased sheriff "Buddy" (Matthew McConaughey) and the appreciative townsfolk are about to unveil a monument to this upstanding citizen who was married to a "saint"! Told by way of contemporaneous conversation and flashbacks, the story unravels …

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