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The Straight Story

IMDb 8.0/10 · 1999 · 1h 52m · David Lynch · Drama · Adventure
English

Retired farmer and widower Alvin Straight learns one day that his estranged brother Lyle has suffered a severe stroke. 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.

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Retired farmer and widower Alvin Straight learns one day that his estranged brother Lyle has suffered a severe stroke. 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.

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1 screening · 1 cinema · Through Thu Nov 5

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Cast

Richard Farnsworth
Richard Farnsworth
Alvin
Sissy Spacek
Sissy Spacek
Rose
Jane Galloway Heitz
Jane Galloway Heitz
Dorothy
JC
Joseph A. Carpenter
Bud
DW
Donald Wiegert
Sig
Tracey Maloney
Tracey Maloney
Nurse
Dan Flannery
Dan Flannery
Doctor Gibbons
JE
Jennifer Edwards
Brenda
EG
Ed Grennan
Pete
Jack Walsh
Jack Walsh
Apple

Crew

David Lynch
David Lynch
Directing

Details

Title The Straight Story
Year 1999
Runtime 1h 52m
Spoken Language English
Genre Drama · Adventure
Director David Lynch
IMDb 8.0 / 10 (106,340 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes (Critics) 95%
Metacritic 86
IMDb ID tt0166896

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