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  • 2024
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  • 1 h 44 m

Summary Fresh-faced recent Harvard student Erwin (Rudy Pankow) flames out of his first professional acting job when he forgets to turn off his phone and triggers an explosive nightmare on set. His career and cell phone in tatters, he flees the New Orleans set, only to have his car break down deep in the heart of Texas oil country. Seeking refu...

Written By: Cole Thompson

In Theaters Now
  • 2024
  • PG-13
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2024
  • PG-13
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 44 m

Accidental Texan

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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Summary Fresh-faced recent Harvard student Erwin (Rudy Pankow) flames out of his first professional acting job when he forgets to turn off his phone and triggers an explosive nightmare on set. His career and cell phone in tatters, he flees the New Orleans set, only to have his car break down deep in the heart of Texas oil country. Seeking refu...

Written By: Cole Thompson

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Mar 11, 2024
Undemandingly entertaining, director Mark Bristol’s well-crafted indie can be savored as a heaping helping of palate-cleansing sherbet, best enjoyed between viewings of bigger and louder but by no means better movies. And yes, that’s meant as a compliment.
By Joe Leydon FULL REVIEW
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Mar 7, 2024
There’s an earnestness about Accidental Texan that can only warm your heart. Every moment is predictable, but in Bristol’s capable hands that becomes a strength.
By Richard Whittaker FULL REVIEW
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Mar 8, 2024
Accidental Texan forces us to sympathize with the characters rather than letting compassion form naturally. The result is a failed attempt to weave successful pathos throughout the movie.
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Mar 8, 2024
What’s unclear is whether this project is clumsy, but earnest, or a cynical attempt to sell a shoddy film to the “DVD section at Walmart” crowd.
By Katie Rife FULL REVIEW

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Release Date Mar 8, 2024
Duration 1 h 44 m
Rating PG-13
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Website https://roadsideattractions.com/filmography/accidentaltexan/
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Awards

Dallas International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Heartland International Film Festival
• 2 Nominations
Hill Country Film Festival, US
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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