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77% Critic Match
The Straight Story
“A true story that proves a little determination goes a very, very long way.”
7.7 / 10• 1999• 1h 52m•G• English
Drama
Storyline
Retired farmer and widower 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. He then has the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.
Cast & Crew
Richard Farnsworth
Alvin
Lead
Sissy Spacek
Rose
Jane Galloway Heitz
Dorothy
JA
Joseph A. Carpenter
Bud
DW
Donald Wiegert
Sig
Tracey Maloney
Nurse
Dan Flannery
Doctor Gibbons
JE
Jennifer Edwards
Brenda
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. David Lynch's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Straight Story is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
