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A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
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Why this pick
Like Junior Bonner, it finds quiet dignity in an aging man's journey through a changing American landscape, favoring family reckoning, unhurried observation, and plainspoken emotion over spectacle.
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Why this pick
Its fading Texas town, bruised family ties, and melancholy sense of a way of life slipping away closely echo Junior Bonner's affectionate but unsentimental portrait of homecoming.
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Why this pick
Robert Redford's disillusioned rodeo star gives this a similarly offbeat, humane Western spirit: celebrity and commercial spectacle give way to a gentle search for personal integrity.
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Why this pick
Another early-1970s character study of a worn-down competitor, it shares Junior Bonner's lived-in texture, rueful humor, and compassion for people whose pride outlasts their prospects.
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Why this pick
Its spacious Southwestern imagery and emotionally restrained family reunion deepen the wistful, road-worn side of Junior Bonner, letting damaged relationships emerge through silence and small gestures.
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01 / THE STORY
As his bronco-busting days come to an end, Junior Bonner makes a return to his hometown, hoping to test his fortunes in the yearly rodeo. However, his cherished memories of childhood are shattered when he discovers his family fractured by the greed of his brother and the alcoholism of his father.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
Buck Roan
Curly Bonner
Charmagne
Ruth Bonner
Nurse Arlis
Del
Red Terwiliger
Homer Rutledge
