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Paris, Texas

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A disheveled man who wanders out of the desert, Travis Henderson (Harry Dean Stanton) seems to have no idea who he is. When a stranger manages to contact his brother, Walt (Dean Stockwell), Travis is awkwardly reunited with his sibling. Travis has been missing for years, and his presence unsettles Walt and his family, which also includes Travis's own son, Hunter (Hunter Carson). Soon Travis must confront his wife, Jane (Nastassja Kinski), and try to put his life back together.
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A quiet yet deeply moving kind of Western, Paris, Texas captures a place and people like never before (or after).

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Kevin Maher The Times (UK) 09/14/2023
The panoramic vistas from the cinematographer Robby Müller are as breathtaking as any John Ford western, while the naturalistic performances and deft narrative structure make this the strongest movie in the career of its director, Wim Wenders. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian 07/27/2022
5/5
... An eerie, sad story whose meaning disappears over the vast horizon as if on a highway heading away through the desert. Go to Full Review Joe Pollack St. Louis Post-Dispatch 10/07/2021
It's a striking, gripping film for most of its length, with Wenders and cinematographer Robby Muller showing a great love of and fascination for the land -- almost as if their European upbringings had made them slightly envious of the wide-open spaces. Go to Full Review David Harris Spectrum Culture 02/18/2025
Sometimes, the best movies about America aren’t made by American directors. Go to Full Review Chance Solem-Pfeifer Willamette Week 01/22/2025
Stanton—playing mute for the first act of Wim Wenders’ revered neo-Western—effectively authors the movie’s tone and pathos with his sorrowful, bottomless irises, right alongside Ry Cooder’s soul-quivering slide guitar score. Go to Full Review Joshua Ryan FandomWire 01/01/2025
9/10
The cinematography, consisting of wide shots, vacant landscapes and minimalist imagery, gives Paris, Texas a distinct visual style that perfectly compliments the mysterious and emotional core of its story. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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F P @Effeppi 3d Definitely a good movie, great analysis about family and mental health I think, but it's absolutely too slow See more Alex Y @RT80280302 6d Standout cinematography, but the pacing is painfully slow, and the story is hard to connect with. See more Chad M. @TheChiefCigar May 5 I’m a cinephile and this one just didn’t do it for me. The payoff in the end was worth it, but man it was a slog at times to get there. They could have cut 30-45 minutes and this would have been five stars because when it hits, it hits hard. See more Keith B. @Okbullard Apr 24 Overall it was a very compelling film with good acting and storyline. The cinematography and Ry Cooder's slide guitar soundtrack were both outstanding. Harry Dean Stanton, who I've seen in numerous films and young Hunter Carson carried the film especially when they were together. It's kind of a slow burn but the last quarter definitely makes it a worthwhile watch. Also, the two wacko parents didn't deserve such a fine young boy. See more Luca M. @Luca_melone Apr 18 Good plot, good scenes and cinematography. Lacked good character development and didn’t have a lot of attraction to me viewer wise. Could’ve used some more background knowledge of characters and music. See more thiago S @Thiagostone Apr 13 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Read all reviews
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Wim Wenders

Director

Harry Dean Stanton

Travis

Nastassja Kinski

Jane

Dean Stockwell

Walt

Aurore Clément

Anne Henderson

Hunter Carson

Hunter

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Movie Info

Synopsis A disheveled man who wanders out of the desert, Travis Henderson (Harry Dean Stanton) seems to have no idea who he is. When a stranger manages to contact his brother, Walt (Dean Stockwell), Travis is awkwardly reunited with his sibling. Travis has been missing for years, and his presence unsettles Walt and his family, which also includes Travis's own son, Hunter (Hunter Carson). Soon Travis must confront his wife, Jane (Nastassja Kinski), and try to put his life back together.
Director
Wim Wenders
Producer
Don Guest, Anatole Dauman
Screenwriter
L.M. Kit Carson, Sam Shepard
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
20th Century Fox
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 18, 1984, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 23, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$236.0K
Runtime
2h 25m