The Straight Story
Taste attributes: dramavehiclesbiographyslowrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationship
"A true story that proves a little determination goes a very, very long way."
Boxlist takeA grounded, slow-paced drama, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Balanced originality, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 1999
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Asymmetrical Productions
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
