20 Awesome 90s Movies That Deserve More Love
11. Lone Star (1996)
With its packed cast and meagre budget, Lone Star was one of many highs achieved within the booming landscape of '90s indie cinema.
Starring Chris Cooper as a sheriff investigating a local cold case that sends his life and town into a deadly tailspin, John Sayles' neo-noir thriller takes the microscope to male violence, racial injustice, and the modern western genre itself to tell a story about memory and justice that offers no easy answers.
Sporting terrifically lived-in performances from Frances McDormand, Kris Kristofferson, and Elizabeth Peña - as well as an up-and-coming Matthew McConaughey - Lone Star offers a sweeping, perceptive tale about America's past, present and future through the interwoven lives of people torn apart by secrets, family, and crime.
A career-high for Sayles and all involved, Lone Star is a fine picture, a slow-burn with real tension and heaps of secrets that, once revealed, are damn near impossible to shake.