Top 20 movies like The Straight Story

The Straight Story

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.

The Straight Story is of 1 hour(s) and 52 minute(s). It is Produced By:  Les Films Alain Sarde, The Picture Factory, StudioCanal, Film4 Productions. It was released on 1999-10-15. It has the tagline: A true story that proves a little determination goes a very, very long way. It has an average vote of 7.722 on TMDB.

Genres: Drama

1. Inland Empire

Inland Empire

An actress’s perception of reality becomes increasingly distorted as she finds herself falling for her co-star in a remake of an unfinished Polish production that was supposedly cursed.

It has an average vote of 7.011 on TMDB.

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2. Lost Highway

Lost Highway

A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.

It has an average vote of 7.566 on TMDB.

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3. Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart

After serving prison time for a self-defense killing, Sailor Ripley reunites with girlfriend Lula Fortune. Lula's mother, Marietta, desperate to keep them apart, hires a hitman to kill Sailor. But he finds a whole new set of troubles when he and Bobby Peru, an old buddy who's also out to get Sailor, try to rob a store. When Sailor lands in jail yet again, the young lovers appear further than ever from the shared life they covet.

It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

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4. Rabbits

Rabbits

A story of a group of humanoid rabbits and their depressive, daily life. The plot includes Suzie ironing, Jane sitting on a couch, Jack walking in and out of the apartment, and the occasional solo singing number by Suzie or Jane. At one point the rabbits also make contact with their “leader”.

It has an average vote of 6.818 on TMDB.

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5. Mulholland Drive

Mulholland Drive

Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia. Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman's identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project.

It has an average vote of 7.811 on TMDB.

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6. Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks.

It has an average vote of 8.442 on TMDB.

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7. Daybreak (Le jour se lève)

Daybreak

After committing a murder, a man locks himself in his apartment and recollects the events the led him to the killing.

It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.

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8. Nurse Betty

Nurse Betty

What happens when a person decides that life is merely a state of mind? If you're Betty, a small-town waitress and soap opera fan from Fair Oaks, Kansas, you refuse to believe that you can't be with the love of your life just because he doesn't really exist. After all, life is no excuse for not living. Traumatized by a savage event, Betty enters into a fugue state that allows -- even encourages -- her to keep functioning... in a kind of alternate reality.

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

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9. A/R Andata + Ritorno (A/R Andata + Ritorno)

A/R Andata + Ritorno

Dante, a pony express in serious debt, meets Nina, a hostess stuck in Torino for the night.

It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.

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10. The War Zone

The War Zone

An alienated teenager, saddened that he has moved away from London, must find a way to deal with a dark family secret.

It has an average vote of 6.828 on TMDB.

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11. I Am Chris Farley

I Am Chris Farley

I am Chris Farley tells his hilarious, touching and wildly entertaining story - from his early days in Madison, Wisconsin, to his time at Second City and Saturday Night Live, then finally his film career . The film showcases his most memorable characters and skits from film and television and also includes interviews and insights from his co-stars, family and friends - including the likes of Christina Applegate, Dan Aykroyd, Mike Myers, Bob Odenkirk, Bob Saget and Adam Sandler.

It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

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12. Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn

A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.

It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.

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13. Antarctica: A Year on Ice

Antarctica: A Year on Ice

Filling the giant screen with stunning time-lapse vistas of Antarctica, and detailing year-round life at McMurdo and Scott Base, Anthony Powell’s documentary is a potent hymn to the icy continent and the heavens above.

It has an average vote of 7.185 on TMDB.

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14. Trouble Every Day (Trouble Every Day)

Trouble Every Day

Newlyweds Shane and June arrive in Paris for their honeymoon. In the process of trying to find a cure for his strange, bloodthirsty disease, Shane stumbles upon the story of a doctor and his flesh eating wife.

It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.

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15. Body and Soul

Body and Soul

Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters, including an unethical promoter named Roberts, who tempt the man with a number of vices. Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.

It has an average vote of 6.727 on TMDB.

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16. They Have Escaped (He ovat paenneet)

They Have Escaped

Two troubled youths break out of their halfway house and make their way to one's home.

It has an average vote of 6.167 on TMDB.

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17. Paul Simon: Under African Skies

Paul Simon: Under African Skies

Paul Simon returns to South Africa to explore the incredible journey of his historic Graceland album, including the political backlash he received for allegedly breaking the UN cultural boycott of South Africa designed to end the Apartheid regime. On the 25th anniversary of Paul Simon's GRACELAND, acclaimed documentary filmmaker Joe Berlinger offers a glimpse at the controversy surrounding the decision to record the album in South Africa despite a UN boycott of the nation, which was aimed at ending apartheid. In the run-up to an eagerly anticipated reunion concert, Simon, Quincy Jones, Peter Gabriel, David Byrne, Harry Belafonte, Paul McCartney and others reflect on the decision to record with local artists in South Africa, and the cultural impact of the album that delivered such hits as "I Know What I Know" and "You Can Call Me Al."

It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.

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18. They All Laughed

They All Laughed

New York's Odyssey Detective Agency is hired by two different clients to follow two women suspected of infidelity. Ladies' man John Russo trails Angela Niotes, the elegant wife of a wealthy Italian industrialist, while Charles Rutledge and Arthur Brodsky follow Dolores Martin, the beautiful young wife of a jealous husband. Their respective cases are complicated when John falls for Angela, and Charles falls for Dolores.

It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.

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19. That Evening Sun

That Evening Sun

An aging Tennessee farmer returns to his homestead and must confront a family betrayal, the reappearance of an old enemy, and the loss of his farm.

It has an average vote of 6.802 on TMDB.

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20. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (巴尔扎克与小裁缝)

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

During the Cultural Revolution, two young men are sent to a remote mining village where they fall in love with the local tailor's beautiful granddaughter and discover a suitcase full of forbidden Western novels.

It has an average vote of 6.805 on TMDB.

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