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Name: The Straight Story
Released: 1999-10-15
Cast: Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Harry Stanton, Everett McGill, John Farley

The Straight Story

G
1h 52m
1999

95%

age 13+

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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 is ill.

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

95%

Critics Consensus: With strong performances and director David Lynch at the helm, The Straight Story steers past sentimental byways on its ambling journey across the American heartland.

Reviews

Herald Sun (Australia)

Leigh Paatsch

The Straight Story is a small motion-picture miracle. How could a film whose high points include a man tasting his first beer in three decades be anything else?

This is the act of forgiveness given the proper cinematic and moral weight it deserves, following one man across the country on a lawnmower as he tries to make amends. You will cry your face off.

September 10, 2021

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Rachel's Reviews (YouTube)

Rachel Wagner

Lovely little film with a sweet and subtle lead performance you won't soon forget

It's intriguing to watch the Lynch of Blue Velvet and Lost Highway feel his way toward a less wounding surrealism -- into images that have power to hurt and will do none.

It's unlike anything else in Lynch's filmography, and it's genuinely brilliant.

April 7, 2020

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Common Sense Media

age 13+

Common Sense Says

Great, but young kids may be bored and restless.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this movie has no four-letter words or nudity, and there is nothing in the movie that is likely to cause offense or trauma. Still, it is not for most younger kids, who will be bored and restless.