The Last Picture Show (1971)

Name: The Last Picture Show
Released: 1971

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. As graduation nears and both boys contemplate their futures, Duane eyes the army and Sonny takes over a local business. Each struggles to figure out if he can escape this dead-end town and build a better life somewhere else.

Genres: Drama, Romance

What to watch after The Last Picture Show

Brokeback Mountain (2005) — Larry McMurtry wrote for both
The Last Detail (1973)
Rushmore (1998) — Two steps away in the credits
The Graduate (1967)
Midnight Cowboy (1969) — Same subject: texas
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)