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  • Drugstore Cowboy
  • Opened October 6, 1989 | Runtime:1 hr 40 min
  • R
  • Bob Hughes (Matt Dillon) is the leader of a ''family'' of drug addicts consisting of his wife, Dianne (Kelly Lynch), and another couple who feed their habit by robbing drug stores as they travel across the country. After a tragedy befalls a member of Read More
  • Cast: Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, James LeGros, Heather Graham, James Remar
  • Director: Gus Van Sant
  • Genres: Road Movie, Crime Drama, Drama, Addiction Drama

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Must Go! Avg. Critic Score 82 out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

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  • 100
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Drugstore Cowboy is one of the best films in the long tradition of American...

  • 90
    Washington Post | Hal Hinson

    Van Sant gives his material shape and an invigorating, syncopated style. It...

  • 90
    Variety |

    No previous drug-themed film has the honesty or originality of Gus Van Sant's...

  • 90
    Los Angeles Times | Sheila Benson

    Drugstore Cowboy, an electrifying movie without one misstep or one conventional...

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