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Accidental Texan (2023)

Accidental Texan poster
Directed by
Mark Lambert Bristol
Genre
comedy drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young actor on the run from a bad situation ends up in a small Texas town. He gets a job with a struggling oil driller and the two form an unlikely friendship.

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What happens

Accidental Texan (formerly titled Chocolate Lizards) is a 2023 American comedy-drama film directed by Mark Lambert Bristol, and starring Thomas Haden Church, Rudy Pankow, Carrie-Anne Moss and Bruce Dern. The is based on the 1999 novel Chocolate Lizards by Cole Thompson. The film was released in the United States by Roadside Attractions on 8 March 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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