Where to watch The Straight Story(1999)

Name: The Straight Story
Genre: Drama
Released: 1999-10-15
Duration: 112 min
Cast: Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Jane Galloway Heitz, Joseph A. Carpenter, Donald Wiegert

Movie · 1999 · 1h 52m · Drama

In the United States, The Straight Story is available to stream on Disney+. You can also rent or buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play, and YouTube.

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The Straight Story plot summary

A true story that proves a little determination goes a very, very long way.

Retired farmer and widower Alvin Straight learns one day that his estranged brother Lyle has suffered a severe stroke. 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. He then has the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.

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Release date: October 15, 1999
Runtime: 1h 52m
Genres: Drama
Directed by: David Lynch
Country: United States, United Kingdom, France
TMDB rating: 7.7 / 10 · 1,897 votes

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Cast

Richard FarnsworthAlvin
Sissy SpacekRose
Jane Galloway HeitzDorothy
Joseph A. CarpenterBud
Donald WiegertSig
Tracey MaloneyNurse
Dan FlanneryDoctor Gibbons
Jennifer EdwardsBrenda
Ed GrennanPete
Jack WalshApple

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Where can I watch The Straight Story?

In the United States, The Straight Story is available to stream on Disney+. You can also rent or buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play, and YouTube.