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The Straight Story

Turkish title: Straight'in Hikayesi

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

1999 · 1 h 52 min
Directed by David Lynch
BiographyDrama

Cast

Richard Farnsworth

Credits

Written by: John Roach

Plot

An old man travels across the Midwest on a lawn mower to see his brother.

Sinekatalog’s take

David Lynch's gentlest film follows an old man crossing Iowa on a lawn mower to see his estranged brother. Calm, humane and unexpectedly moving, it shows another side of the director.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 8.0 / 10 (110,209 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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