Paris, Texas

A place for dreams. A place for heartbreak. A place to pick up the pieces.

1984 • 145 min • Drama

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Synopsis

A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier.

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Top billed cast

Director: Wim Wenders • Crew: Sam Shepard, L.M. Kit Carson

Trailers & clips

Official Clip - Memories

In Conversation with Wim Wenders on the 40th Anniversary 4K Restoration

Official 4K Restoration Trailer

Hand-picked by MUBI

Returning to Cinemas 29 July

Official UK Rerelease Trailer

Video Essay: "Americana on the Road to Paris, Texas"

Critic reviews

rotten
**_Artsy but tedious road flick in the Southwest_** Written by Sam Shepard and shot in late 1983, this meshes elements of Coppola’s “The Rain People” with Paul Schrader’s “Hardcore” and a little “The Last Picture Show.” While it generally failed at the box office, it has since garnered an impressive following and is highly rated on the internet. For me, it’s the least of those movies.…
Wuchak, TMDB Community

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I discovered Paris, Texas through Letterboxd's Top 250 Films with Most Fans, having never heard of it before. The 8.1 IMDB rating caught my attention, so I decided to give this acclaimed film a shot. What Worked The film starts genuinely intriguing.…
Axel, TMDB Community

freshTop critics
**A film full of qualities, but which will not please the general public.** There are films that are made for commercial audiences and others that are clearly made to please specialized critics and film theorists.…
Filipe Manuel Neto, TMDB Community

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Harry Dean Stanton is on cracking form here the amnesiac "Travis". He turns up in a Texan clinic dressed in a striped suit, but recalling little for the slightly roguish doctor who helps him after some dehydrating time in the desert to use to help identify him.…
CinemaSerf, TMDB Community