Straight Story, The

Straight Story, The

1999

A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight (Richard Farnsworth) learns one day that his distant brother Lyle (Harry Dean Stanton) 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.

In life, what are the things that really matter?

JBscale

90

Superior

Film Detail

Genre

Drama - Biography

Length

1 hr. 52 mins.

US Theatrical Release

October 15, 1999

US Box Office

$6,203,044 (#4725 of 7074)

Global Office

No Data Available

Rating

G

General Audiences

All Ages Admitted

Collection Detail

Release Method

Digital Only

Aquired Format

iTunes

Aspect Ratio

WS 2.39:1

Audio

English: DD+ 5.1

Studio

Disney/Buena Vista

Released

November 7, 2000

Acquired Date

June 21, 2023

Times Seen

0 Times

Last Watched

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Actors

Richard Farnsworth

Richard Farnsworth

Sissy Spacek

Sissy Spacek

Harry Dean Stanton

Harry Dean Stanton

Donald Wiegert

Donald Wiegert

Joseph A. Carpenter

Joseph A. Carpenter

Everett McGill

Everett McGill

Directors

David Lynch

David Lynch

Producers

Neal Edelstein

Neal Edelstein

Mary Sweeney

Mary Sweeney

Writers

John Roach

John Roach

Mary Sweeney

Mary Sweeney

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Ratings

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RT Fresh Certified

95%

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111 votes

RT Fresh Certified

91%

Popcornmeter

1,563 votes

METASCORE

86

32 votes

IMDb RATING

8.0/10

100,316 votes

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