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The Straight Story

The Straight Story

Drama • G • 1999 • 1 hr 52 min
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7.3
IMDb
8.0

A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver's license. Then he hits on the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.

Staring

Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Harry Dean Stanton, Everett McGill, Kevin Farley

Directed By

David Lynch

Written By

John Roach, Mary Sweeney

Attributes

SimpleSlowLight

Genre

Drama

Release Date

October 15, 1999

User Reviews

Michael
Michael
all of the emotional breadth of a lynch film and none of the surrealism. leave it to him to make something so lofty from a plot so grounded.
Rob Haney
Rob Haney
Very sweet story. The premise makes it sound ludicrous but it is worth your time. Makes you sympathetic to the elderly as much as Up did
x3BDx
x3BDx
A calming adventure movie with good story. Doesnt have that lynchlian surrealism but still good
Amos Healy
Amos Healy
This movie walked so Nomadland could run. Great directing keeps this movie from being mediocre. My grandparents would enjoy this movie.
Tony Hanna
Tony Hanna
David Lynch’s best hidden secret about life at the most basic and existential level. Less is certainly more in this little masterpiece
Christopher Rydberg
Christopher Rydberg
Truly unique. How did David Lynch make a G-rated movie for Disney? Nothing quite like it.
Phane
Phane
It offers a different perspective of being old and, at the same time attached to life.
Connor
Connor
It’s interesting that this is a g-rated Disney movie made by David Lynch, and it’s very traditional, not like his other films.
Chris
Chris
Absolutely beautiful road movie drama, great music, direction and cinematography with some superb performances. Must see movie
John Varacalli
John Varacalli
Simple and old-fashioned, but heartfelt, realistic and riveting.

Stats

Ratings
77 (4%)
244 (13%)
980 (50%)
651 (33%)
7.3 – Based on 2k ratings
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Cast & Crew

David Lynch
David
Lynch
Richard Farnsworth
Richard
Farnsworth
Sissy Spacek
Sissy
Spacek
Harry Dean Stanton
Harry Dean Stanton
Everett McGill
Everett
McGill
Kevin Farley
Kevin
Farley
John Farley
John
Farley
Jane Galloway Heitz
Jane Galloway Heitz
Joseph A. Carpenter
Joseph A. Carpenter
Donald Wiegert
Donald
Wiegert
Tracey Maloney
Tracey
Maloney
John Roach
John
Roach
Mary Sweeney
Mary
Sweeney

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