Eva Marie Saint, Fairuza Balk, Gabriel Mann
Howard Spence has seen better days. When he was younger he was a movie star, mostly in Westerns. At the age of 60, Howard uses drugs, alcohol and young girls to avoid the painful truth that there are ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 8, 2006
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Flixster Reviews (433)
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February 27, 2009Very impressed with this film. A great anti-Western, it's depicting a world outside of the Western genre still shot in, basically, the Western genre. The leading man echoes Clint Eastwood in a way - Clint's got six children by a few different women - and you can't help but ask wh...( read more)
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January 28, 2008The poetic journey of an aging cowboy who seeks for redemption and forgiveness. Wenders lyric take on an existencial drama, with exceptional and touching performances by Sam Shepard, Jessica Lange and Sarah Polley.
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April 8, 2007Wonderful teaming of Sam Shepard, Jessica Lange and director Wim Wenders of 'Paris, Texas' fame. Howard Spence (Shepard) is on the run from a movie he's starring in, when he finds out from his mother about a son he supposedly fathered over 20 years ago. He decides to return to th...( read more)
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September 7, 2008Faraway,so close dear Wenders...it's a shame,really,to stuck en route for the American dream as you say in all your filmography,discovering the core and then self-exploding?A pity,this was the pinnacle of Wenders' journey.I believe it's about time to pick up the rest of the piece...( read more)
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April 21, 2008An interesting movie! Sam Shepard is definitely one of a kind as he plays a Hollywood western actor. He's pretty much down on his luck, decides to disappear for a while. Through the absence, he realizes that he has a son somewhere. He goes in search for him, but in the end he rec...( read more)
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June 14, 2009Considering the incredible talent on display it's a shame this film didn't work out better. Paris, Texas was such a huge favorite of mine, I was so highly anticipating Wenders and Shepard's long-awaited reunion film. Sadly, it didn't pay off. Still, there are some curiously intri...( read more)
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June 3, 2009A farce, a family story, a road movie
Synopsis by Wim Wenders-2005
Howard Spence has seen better days. When he was younger he was a movie star, mostly in Westerns. At the age of sixty, Howard uses drugs, alcohol and young girls to avoid the painful truth that there are only s...( read more) -
March 31, 2009Another wonderful road movie coming from Win Wenders. A touching story about a man who escaped his responsibilities during his lifetime and wants to get back in touch with his son and daughter. Great performances and great music too! The cinematography will make you want to take ...( read more)
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March 24, 2009It was adecent movie which i would have onl given 3 stars, but it was filmed in my old neighborhood in Butte Montana. It was great seeing the old streets on the screen! Sam Shepard, Tim Roth, Jessica Lange, and Sarah Polley all play good roles, but it fell slightly short! Jessica...( read more)
Critic Reviews
April 7, 2006
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
April 7, 2006
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Shards of honesty pierce the action, true little moments that wound or heal a weak man in a flawed story. full review
April 6, 2006
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Don't Come Knocking finally doesn't work for me, because instead of embodying its themes it seems to be regarding them from outside, with awe, as if it is the high school production of itself. full review
April 6, 2006
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
It walks a fine line between sentimentality and satire, but rarely stumbles, thanks to a cast that is captivating to hear and watch. full review
March 18, 2006
Marcy Dermansky, About.com
Wenders, returning to the American desert twenty years after Paris, Texas has a made a quiet, wonderful movie. full review
March 17, 2006
Kyle Smith, New York Post
This is the Diet Coke of existentialism. One calorie. Not existential enough. full review
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