---
title: 'Lone Star (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Sayles'
released: '1996-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 135
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Western'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/lone-star-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116905/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Lone Star (1996)

1996 · R · 135 min · Drama, Western, Crime, Mystery, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Lone Star is a 1996 American neo-Western mystery film written, edited, and directed by John Sayles. Set in a small town in South Texas, the film deals with a sheriff's investigation into the murder of one of his predecessors decades earlier. The cast also stars Joe Morton, Elizabeth Peña, Clifton James, Ron Canada, Frances McDormand and Matthew McConaughey.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Sayles](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-sayles)
- **Screenplay:** [John Sayles](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-sayles)
- **Editor:** [John Sayles](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-sayles)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mason Daring](https://cinepixo.com/people/mason-daring)
- **Producer:** [Maggie Renzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/maggie-renzi)
- **Director of Photography:** [Stuart Dryburgh](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-dryburgh)

## Cast

- [Jesse Borrego](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesse-borrego)
- [Frances McDormand](https://cinepixo.com/people/frances-mcdormand)
- [Kris Kristofferson](https://cinepixo.com/people/kris-kristofferson)
- [Tony Plana](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-plana)
- [Leo Burmester](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-burmester)
- [Elizabeth Peña](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-pena)
- [Matthew McConaughey](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-mcconaughey)
- [Tony Amendola](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-amendola)
- [Míriam Colón](https://cinepixo.com/people/miriam-colon)
- [Ron Canada](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-canada)
- [Chris Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-cooper)
- [Tony Frank](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-frank-2)
- [Clifton James](https://cinepixo.com/people/clifton-james)
- [Chandra Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/chandra-wilson)
- [Joe Morton](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-morton)

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