The Straight Story (1999)
• October 15th, 1999 • 1h 52min
Drama
Overview
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.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Heavenly Creatures
Released on: 1994-09-12
Drama, Fantasy
Precocious teenager Juliet moves to New Zealand with her family and soon befriends the quiet, broodi...
Sommersby
Released on: 1993-02-05
Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Romance
Set in the South just after the US Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm wit...
The Story of the Weeping Camel
Released on: 2004-08-12
Documentary, Drama
When a Mongolian nomadic family's newest camel colt is rejected by its mother, a musician is needed ...
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Released on: 2006-06-23
Drama, War
In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital...
In My Father's Den
Released on: 2004-06-11
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
War journalist Paul Prior returns to his New Zealand hometown after his father’s death, rekindling s...
The Miracle Worker
Released on: 1962-05-23
Drama
The true story of the frightening, lonely world of silence and darkness of 7-year-old Helen Keller w...
The Queen
Released on: 2006-09-15
Drama, History
The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Pr...
The Good Shepherd
Released on: 2006-12-11
Drama, Thriller, History
Edward Wilson, the only witness to his father's suicide and member of the Skull and Bones Society wh...
Lonely Hearts
Released on: 2006-04-30
Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
In the late 1940s, a murderous couple known as the 'The Lonely Hearts Killers' kills close to a doze...
Don't Worry, I'm Fine
Released on: 2006-09-06
Drama
A 19-year-old searches for her twin brother after he runs away from home, following a fight with the...
The Host
Released on: 2006-07-27
Horror, Drama, Science Fiction
A teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul's Han Rive...
Bridge to Terabithia
Released on: 2007-02-15
Adventure, Drama, Family
Jesse Aarons trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school. So he's very upset when newc...
Frida
Released on: 2002-08-29
Drama, Romance
A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous ...
Sweet Sixteen
Released on: 2002-09-07
Crime, Drama
Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from...
Grandpa Walrus
Released on: 2018-10-31
Drama, Animation
On the windy and cloudy beach, Granny is praying, Mum is shouting, the sisters don’t care, Lucas is ...
Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend
Released on: 2022-11-17
Drama, History
Follow the launch of Lamborghini’s career as a manufacturer of tractors, a creator of military vehic...
Heartbeats
Released on: 2017-06-30
Music, Romance, Drama
When a bubbly American hip hop dancer goes to India with her family for a wedding, she is impressed ...
Anna and the King
Released on: 1999-12-16
Drama, Romance, History
The story of the romance between the King of Siam (now Thailand) and the widowed British school teac...
The Virgin Suicides
Released on: 2000-04-21
Drama, Romance
A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their stri...
No Songs of Love
Released on: 2005-10-26
Music, Drama, Romance
As Tobias, a young director, supposes that his girl-friend Ellen had an affair with his brother Mark...