'THE LAST PICTURE SHOWS' . Ten states. 10,825 miles. 123 theaters. A Film by Rustin Thompson

'THE LAST PICTURE SHOWS'

100% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes

World Premiere - 2026 Santa Barbara International 

Film Festival 

Special Jury Award, Cultural & Historical Filmmaking 

- 2026 Arizona International Film Festival

Best Documentary Honorable Mention - 2026 Julien 

Dubuque International Film Festival

Honorable Mention - 2026 Oxford Film Festival

Nominee, Best Film - 2026 Desertscape Film Festival

Nominee, Best Documentary - 2026 Flathead Lake 

International Cinemafest

Nominee, Best Film and Artistic Vision - 2026 Thin 

Line Film Festival 

Official Selection - 2026 Ashland Film Festival

Official Selection -  2026 Credo Film Festival

Official Selection - 2026 Ethnografilm Festival

Official Selection - 2026 Gallup International Film 

Festival (Gallup, NM)

Official Selection - 2026 Sebastopol Documentary 

Film Festival

Official Selection - 2026 Spokane International Film 

Festival 

Directed, Written & Produced by Rustin Thompson 

Executive Produced by Rachel Price 

Ten states. 10,825 miles. 123 theaters.

Filmmaker Rustin Thompson journeys into the American West on a search for traces of what was once a center of small-town life: the movie theater. 

On the trip, he finds long abandoned and forgotten cinemas; movie houses that have fallen into disrepair; theaters recently closed, theaters struggling to hold on, and theaters that—thanks to their thoughtful caretakers—are not only surviving but thriving. 

THE LAST PICTURE SHOWS is not only a timely portrait of an industry in crisis, one facing the headwinds of consolidation, streaming, and the diminishing theatrical experience, but it also reminds viewers that even in vast cinema deserts, there are oases of community and gathering that remain, where the movie house continues to be a place of wonder, contemplation, and connection.

RT: 78 Min