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The Straight Story

1999-10-15 | Drama
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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.

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18 wins 51 nominations
out of 8,276 movie awards

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    Best Actor in a Leading Role

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  • Golden Globes, USA

    Best Original Score - Motion Picture

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  • Golden Globes, USA

    Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

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Richard Farnsworth Alvin Straight
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Sissy Spacek Rose Straight
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Harry Dean Stanton Lyle Straight
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Everett McGill Tom
profile image of Kevin Farley
Kevin Farley Harald Olsen
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John Farley Thorvald Olsen
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Jane Galloway Heitz Dorothy
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Joseph A. Carpenter Bud

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An old man makes a long journey by tractor to mend his relationship with an ill brother.

An old man makes a long journey by tractor to mend his relationship with an ill brother.

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David Lynch's Movie trailer : The Straight Story ( Une Histoire Vraie ) A memory of Richard Farnsworth ( Alvin... )

David Lynch's Movie trailer : The Straight Story ( Une Histoire Vraie ) A memory of Richard Farnsworth ( Alvin... )

Macadam Cowboy
Para llorar toda la vida.

Para llorar toda la vida.

sebastian pedone
The Straight Story (Una historia sencilla), dirigida por David Lynch (EEUU-Francia, 1999).

The Straight Story (Una historia sencilla), dirigida por David Lynch (EEUU-Francia, 1999).

Enrique Buchichio
"That bundle... that's family".

"That bundle... that's family".

Thiago Valim Schmidt
highest quality I could possibly find for this trailer. A criminally underrated Disney and David Lynch movie about an old man who is ...

highest quality I could possibly find for this trailer. A criminally underrated Disney and David Lynch movie about an old man who is ...

annie may
http://www.hollywood.com 'The Straight Story' Premiere 10-11-99 Richard Farnsworth, Harry Dean Stanton, David Lynch, Sofia ...

http://www.hollywood.com 'The Straight Story' Premiere 10-11-99 Richard Farnsworth, Harry Dean Stanton, David Lynch, Sofia ...

Hollywood Archive
The Straight Story - Trailer Deutsch.

The Straight Story - Trailer Deutsch.

Filme - wahre Begebenheiten
Movie used: https://amzn.to/31JBRl1 Music used: https://amzn.to/2BJEDfI Note: These links are affiliate links. By buying through ...

Movie used: https://amzn.to/31JBRl1 Music used: https://amzn.to/2BJEDfI Note: These links are affiliate links. By buying through ...

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Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Harry Dean Stanton ... this is NOT the movie itself, but a photo story that I created with still ...

Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Harry Dean Stanton ... this is NOT the movie itself, but a photo story that I created with still ...

Miss Magnolia
A haunting score that so beautifully expresses the tragic sense of everyday life. Music by Angelo Badalamenti from the 1999 ...

A haunting score that so beautifully expresses the tragic sense of everyday life. Music by Angelo Badalamenti from the 1999 ...

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Story of a 73-year-old man who takes a six week trip on his riding lawn mower to mend his relationship with his older brother, who ...

Story of a 73-year-old man who takes a six week trip on his riding lawn mower to mend his relationship with his older brother, who ...

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Rest in Peace Richard Farnsworth - I Don't Own the Credits.

Rest in Peace Richard Farnsworth - I Don't Own the Credits.

Gui Eastwood
A haunting score that so beautifully expresses the tragic sense of everyday life. Music by Angelo Badalamenti from the 1999 ...

A haunting score that so beautifully expresses the tragic sense of everyday life. Music by Angelo Badalamenti from the 1999 ...

tinfoilunicorn
Doug wraps up Disneycember with a film that changed the way he looked at cinema, but not in the way that you think. Let's take a ...

Doug wraps up Disneycember with a film that changed the way he looked at cinema, but not in the way that you think. Let's take a ...

Channel Awesome
A nice theme to the great movie, by Angelo Badalamenti, who when he puts his mind to it, can produce some seriously good stuff ...

A nice theme to the great movie, by Angelo Badalamenti, who when he puts his mind to it, can produce some seriously good stuff ...

SJ363
An old man makes a long journey by tractor to mend his relationship with an ill brother.

An old man makes a long journey by tractor to mend his relationship with an ill brother.

r0l00L
David Lynch's Movie trailer : The Straight Story ( Une Histoire Vraie ) A memory of Richard Farnsworth ( Alvin... )

David Lynch's Movie trailer : The Straight Story ( Une Histoire Vraie ) A memory of Richard Farnsworth ( Alvin... )

Macadam Cowboy
Para llorar toda la vida.

Para llorar toda la vida.

sebastian pedone
The Straight Story (Una historia sencilla), dirigida por David Lynch (EEUU-Francia, 1999).

The Straight Story (Una historia sencilla), dirigida por David Lynch (EEUU-Francia, 1999).

Enrique Buchichio
"That bundle... that's family".

"That bundle... that's family".

Thiago Valim Schmidt
highest quality I could possibly find for this trailer. A criminally underrated Disney and David Lynch movie about an old man who is ...

highest quality I could possibly find for this trailer. A criminally underrated Disney and David Lynch movie about an old man who is ...

annie may
http://www.hollywood.com 'The Straight Story' Premiere 10-11-99 Richard Farnsworth, Harry Dean Stanton, David Lynch, Sofia ...

http://www.hollywood.com 'The Straight Story' Premiere 10-11-99 Richard Farnsworth, Harry Dean Stanton, David Lynch, Sofia ...

Hollywood Archive
The Straight Story - Trailer Deutsch.

The Straight Story - Trailer Deutsch.

Filme - wahre Begebenheiten
Movie used: https://amzn.to/31JBRl1 Music used: https://amzn.to/2BJEDfI Note: These links are affiliate links. By buying through ...

Movie used: https://amzn.to/31JBRl1 Music used: https://amzn.to/2BJEDfI Note: These links are affiliate links. By buying through ...

SkyAboveWater
Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Harry Dean Stanton ... this is NOT the movie itself, but a photo story that I created with still ...

Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Harry Dean Stanton ... this is NOT the movie itself, but a photo story that I created with still ...

Miss Magnolia
A haunting score that so beautifully expresses the tragic sense of everyday life. Music by Angelo Badalamenti from the 1999 ...

A haunting score that so beautifully expresses the tragic sense of everyday life. Music by Angelo Badalamenti from the 1999 ...

tinfoilunicorn
Story of a 73-year-old man who takes a six week trip on his riding lawn mower to mend his relationship with his older brother, who ...

Story of a 73-year-old man who takes a six week trip on his riding lawn mower to mend his relationship with his older brother, who ...

YouTube Movies
Rest in Peace Richard Farnsworth - I Don't Own the Credits.

Rest in Peace Richard Farnsworth - I Don't Own the Credits.

Gui Eastwood
A haunting score that so beautifully expresses the tragic sense of everyday life. Music by Angelo Badalamenti from the 1999 ...

A haunting score that so beautifully expresses the tragic sense of everyday life. Music by Angelo Badalamenti from the 1999 ...

tinfoilunicorn
Doug wraps up Disneycember with a film that changed the way he looked at cinema, but not in the way that you think. Let's take a ...

Doug wraps up Disneycember with a film that changed the way he looked at cinema, but not in the way that you think. Let's take a ...

Channel Awesome
A nice theme to the great movie, by Angelo Badalamenti, who when he puts his mind to it, can produce some seriously good stuff ...

A nice theme to the great movie, by Angelo Badalamenti, who when he puts his mind to it, can produce some seriously good stuff ...

SJ363

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The Straight Story FAQ

The casts of The Straight Story are Richard Farnsworth starring as Alvin Straight, Sissy Spacek starring as Rose Straight, Harry Dean Stanton starring as Lyle Straight, Everett McGill starring as Tom, Kevin Farley starring as Harald Olsen, John Farley starring as Thorvald Olsen.
The release date of The Straight Story is October 15, 1999.
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..
The revenue of The Straight Story was 6,203,044 USD.
The certification of The Straight Story is G.
The full version of The Straight Story is provided by Apple iTunes , Google Play Movies , Vudu , Amazon Video , Microsoft Store , YouTube , Redbox , Disney Plus , AMC on Demand , DIRECTV
On March 24, 2023, the IMDB rating of The Straight Story is 8.0/10, Rotten Tomato rating is 95/100, Metacritic rating is 86/100, TMDB rating is 8.0/10.
The genre of The Straight Story is Drama.
Watch the official trailer of The Straight Story
The production budget of The Straight Story was 10,000,000 USD.
The Straight Story won 2001 Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain, 2001 Fotogramas de Plata, 2001 Sant Jordi Awards, 2000 Association of Polish Filmmakers Critics Awards, 2000 Bodil Awards, 2000 British Independent Film Awards, 2000 Danish Film Awards (Robert), 2000 Film Independent Spirit Awards, 2000 Il Festival Nazionale del Doppiaggio Voci nell'Ombra, 2000 MovieGuide Awards and 6 others.
The runtime of The Straight Story is 112 minutes.
The director of The Straight Story is David Lynch.