The Straight Story

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

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Ratings & Reviews

7.7/10

1,757 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Actor

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Golden Globe Awards

📋 2 nominations

Nominated

Best Original Score

Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama

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Other Awards

🏆 4 wins•📋 4 nominations

Won

Independent Spirit for Best Male Lead

European Film for Best Non-European Film

New York Film Critics Circle for Best Actor

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Nominated

National Society of Film Critics for Best Cinematography

Independent Spirit for Best First Screenplay

Satellite for Best Actor – Motion Picture

Independent Spirit for Best Director

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$10.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$6.4M

Global Box Office

Loss

$-3,581,972

ROI: -36%

Budget Recovery64% of budget

$0|Budget: $10.0M|Revenue: $6.4M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

71.5K

Daily Avg

1.2K

7-Day Trend

-36%

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Story Setting

Set In

Wisconsin

Themes & Subjects

#oldage#siblingrelationship#ruralamerica

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Freddie Francis

Film Editing

Mary Sweeney

Music / Score

Angelo Badalamenti

Costume Design

Patricia Norris

Production Design

Jack Fisk

Production Companies

Film4 ProductionsWalt Disney PicturesStudioCanalLes Films Alain SardePicture Factory

Distributors

Disney+Fandango at HomeWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Straight Story

Available in 28 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaG	Disney Plus	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomU	STUDIOCANAL PRESENTS Apple TV Channel, Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel, Channel 4 Plus	—	Amazon Video, Sky Store	Amazon Video, Sky Store
CanadaG	MUBI	—	—	—
AustraliaG	MUBI, Rialto Amazon Channel, MUBI Amazon Channel	SBS On Demand	—	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesG

United KingdomU

CanadaG

AustraliaG

Germany6

FranceTP

ArgentinaATP

Brazil14

+16 more countries

Production

Director

David Lynch

Writers

John Roach, Mary Sweeney

Production Companies

Les Films Alain SardePicture FactoryLe Studio Canal+Film4 Productions

Cast

Richard Farnsworth

Alvin

Sissy Spacek

Rose

Jane Galloway Heitz

Dorothy

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Joseph A. Carpenter

Bud

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Donald Wiegert

Sig

Tracey Maloney

Nurse

Dan Flannery

Doctor Gibbons

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Jennifer Edwards

Brenda

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Ed Grennan

Pete

Jack Walsh

Apple

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Gil Pearson

Bus Driver

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Barbara June Patterson

Woman on Bus

Tags & Keywords

sibling relationshipmississippi riverwisconsinlawnmoweriowabiographybased on true storyroad tripfamily relationshipsfamilyjourneyelderly manbrother brother relationshippersonal journeytransformative journey

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