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Lone Star
Directed by
John Sayles
R
1996
2h 15m
Mystery
,
Drama
,
and more
7.4
91%
83%
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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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Cast of Lone Star
Jesse Borrego
Danny
Ron Canada
Otis
Gabriel Casseus
Young Otis
Richard Coca
Enrique
Miriam Colon
Mercedes Cruz
Chris Cooper
Sam
Carmen De Lavallade
Carolyn
Clifton James
Hollis
Kris Kristofferson
Charlie Wade
Matthew McConaughey
Buddy Deeds
Frances McDormand
Bunny
Stephen Mendillo
Cliff
Joe Morton
Del
Elizabeth Peña
Pilar
Tony Plana
Ray
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Priscilla Worth
Gordon Tootoosis
Wesley Birdsong
Beatrice Winde
Minnie Bledsoe
Stephen J. Lang
Mikey
Oni Faida Lampley
Celie
Eleese Lester
Molly
Joe Stevens
Deputy Travis
Gonzalo Castillo
Amado
Tony Frank
Fenton
Jeff Monahan
Young Hollis
Eddie Robinson
Chet
Chandra Wilson
Athena
Damon Guy
Shadow
Dee Macaluso
Anglo Mother
Luis Cobo
Mexican-American Father
Marco Perella
Anglo Father
Don Phillips, Jr.
Principal
Mary Jane R. Hernandez
Mexican-American Mother
Carina Martinez
Paloma
Richard Andrew Jones
Ben Wetzel
Randy Stripling
Roderick
Richard Reyes
Jorge
Olga Luna
Waitress
Juan Vega III
Cook
Lizzie Curry Martinez
Girl
Leo Burmester
Cody
Vanessa Martinez
Young Pilar
Tay Strathairn
Young Sam
Sam Vlahos
Pete
Maricela Gonzalez
Anselma
Tony Amendola
Chucho Montoya
Gilbert R. Cuellar Jr.
Eladio
James Borrego
Young Chucho
Lisa Suarez
Marisol
Jesús Ramirez
Driver
John Griesemer
Football Announcer (voice)
Eduardo Martínez
Jaime
Azalea Mendez
Young Mercedes
John Sayles
Director / Writer
Maggie Renzi
Producer
R. Paul Miller
Producer
Lone Star Ratings & Reviews
Patrick and Nancy
April 1, 2025
Strong cast. Highly underrated! Sayle’s best film and most straightforward plot (even though the editing is non linear and there’s a great twist).
Tyler S
March 7, 2025
👍👍 9/10
Slant Magazine
Jake Cole
John Sayles's Lone Star is among the most literary films ever made.
Austin Chronicle
Robert Faires
Sayles is able to touch on the humanity of each [character] and the details of the region -- the heat, the beautiful but often unforgiving landscape, and especially the pride of the residents -- are vivid and true.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
Michael H. Price
A large-ensemble mystery of a scope far greater than the mere question of whodunit.
Austin American-Statesman
Ann Hornaday
As a graveyard of forgotten dreams spawns a truly revolutionary vision of the future, it's clear that it is precisely Sayles' willingness to confront myth, reality and responsibility... that makes Lone Star a film of such grandeur.
Dallas Morning News
Philip Wuntch
This brilliant film, the year's best so far, has the feel of a novel, but what... John Sayles has really created is epic cinematic poetry. It's resplendent with border-town atmosphere, heated by torrid weather and searing emotions.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
John Sayles' Lone Star contains so many riches, it humbles ordinary movies. And yet they aren't thrown before us, to dazzle and impress: It is only later, thinking about the film, that we appreciate the full reach of its material.
Chicago Tribune
Gene Siskel
I can't stress enough the excellence of Sayles' script... He packs an incredible number of supporting characters and telling vignettes into a story that contains real tension, genuine romance and stunning surprises.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Cater
Sayles takes us deep into the heart of Texas darkness and, by extension, into our nation's con dieted heritage. That he does so with such literate intelligence, subtle humor and implacable humanism is what makes Lone Star invaluable.
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
It might be overstating things to declare that entertainment values have finally been introduced to a Sayles picture. But this time, at least, you can appreciate his film without having to work too hard.
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
Thanks to a stupendous screenplay, each member of the cast is vividly drawn.
TIME Magazine
Richard Schickel
Sayles is a meditative storyteller, with a tendency to mute melodrama rather than letting it wail. But he is also one of the few filmmakers still ferreting out the strangeness and anxiety hidden beneath our poses of ordinariness.
Arizona Republic
Bob Fenster
Lone Star is a rich, rewarding picture for people who enjoy small stories played out in a big way.
Associated Press
David Goodman
A few quibbles aside, Lone Star is a movie that will stay with you for a long time. Its a remarkable look at how every generation tries to move on, but how sometimes the shadows of the past just pull you back.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Harper Barnes
I saw Lone Star a month ago, and have found that it is one of those rare, rich films that grows in the memory. Without question, it is among the best movies of the year.
Washington Post
Hal Hinson
It's a carefully crafted, unapologetically literary accomplishment, and, for many, this fact alone will be enough to recommend it. So why, then, does it feel so lifeless?
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
Kris Kristofferson makes a powerful impression as the corrupt, bigoted Sheriff Charley Wade. And Malthew McConaughey, although he essentially appears in just one scene, does an indelible turn as the fabled Buddy Deeds.
L.A. Weekly
Ella Taylor
Nobody in Lone Star talks in any thing resembling human speech -- they're too busy pushing the narrative around and lecturing one another on the evil arbitrariness of boundaries.
Newsday
Jack Mathews
As with most of Sayles films, the performances effect a kind of subdued naturalism. Cooper plays Sam with a matter-of-factness that belies the turmoil inside.
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