The Straight Story (1999)
7.7
/10 By 1516 Votes
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.
Release Date : October 15, 1999
Runtime : 112m
Genre : Drama
Companies : Les Films Alain Sarde, The Picture Factory, Le Studio Canal+, Film4 Productions
Countries : France, United Kingdom, United States of America
Keywords : sibling relationship, mississippi river, wisconsin, lawnmower, iowa, biography, based on true story, road trip, family relationships, family, journey, elderly man, brother brother relationship, personal journey, transformative journey
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