The Last Rodeo is a 2025 American drama film written and directed by Jon Avnet. It stars Neal McDonough (who is also a co-writer and producer), Mykelti Williamson, Christopher McDonald, Sarah Jones, and Daylon Swearingen.
Joe Wainwright is a former bull riding world champion who risks it all to save his grandson who needs an expensive invasive surgery on a brain tumor that Joe's military veteran benefits and the family's insurance do not cover. Facing his own painful past in which he had broken his neck riding a bull while drunk, he enters a high-stakes bull riding competition organized by the Professional Bull Riders that is open to former legends with $750,000 prize for the first prize, as the oldest contestant ever, and has to sign an insurance waiver. Along the way, he reconciles old wounds with his estranged daughter, who had to take care of him after his injury and given up on her own professional pursuits, and proves that true courage found in the fight for family.
Filming took place in Owasso and Collinsville, Oklahoma, from March to April 2024.
The Last Rodeo was released in the United States on May 23, 2025.
In the United States and Canada, The Last Rodeo opened alongside Lilo & Stitch, ', and Friendship, and grossed $5.4 million during the weekend of May 23âÂÂ26 and $6.9 million over the four-day Memorial Day weekend, finishing sixth at the box office.
Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.