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, The Straight Story, Inc. 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 7.725 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 7.021 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 7.573 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 7.027 on TMDB.

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4. Crumb

Crumb

This movie chronicles the life and times of R. Crumb. Robert Crumb is the cartoonist/artist who drew Keep On Truckin', Fritz the Cat, and played a major pioneering role in the genesis of underground comix. Through interviews with his mother, two brothers, wife, and ex-girlfriends, as well as selections from his vast quantity of graphic art, we are treated to a darkly comic ride through one man's subconscious mind.

It has an average vote of 7.541 on TMDB.

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5. 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 6.799 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 8.449 on TMDB.

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7. 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 7.819 on TMDB.

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8. The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick , a severely deformed man in 19th century London.

It has an average vote of 8.047 on TMDB.

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9. The Grandmother

The Grandmother

To escape neglect and abuse from his parents, a young boy plants some strange seeds and they grow into a grandmother.

It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.

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10. 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 5.969 on TMDB.

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11. Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You

Precocious yet sensitive teenager James has a deep perception of the world but no idea how to live in it. Finding no help from his divorced parents nor his older memoir-writing sister, he decides to reject the beliefs adults try to push on him, starting with the college career that is looming over his last summer in New York, and embarks instead on a search for wisdom through nontraditional means...

It has an average vote of 5.5 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. 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 6.832 on TMDB.

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14. 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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15. Trouble Every Day (Trouble Every Day)

Trouble Every Day

Shane and June Brown are an American couple honeymooning in Paris in an effort to nurture their new life together, a life complicated by Shane’s mysterious and frequent visits to a medical clinic where cutting edge studies of the human libido are undertaken.

It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.

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16. The Last Diamond (Le Dernier diamant)

The Last Diamond

Simon, a burglar on probation, agreed to go on the biggest shot of his life: The flight of the "Florentine", a mythical diamond set auction by its owners. To succeed, he must approach Julia, expert diamond for sale which is a considerable personal and family issue. Beyond a jigsaw particularly daring, Julia Simon will lead to a destiny she could not imagine.

It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.

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17. Scorpio Rising

Scorpio Rising

A gang of Nazi bikers prepares for a race as sexual, sadistic, and occult images are cut together.

It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.

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18. Police (Police)

Police

Mangin, a police inspector in Paris, leans hard on informants to get evidence on three Tunisian brothers who traffic in drugs. He arrests one, Simon, and his girl-friend Noria. Simon's brothers go to their lawyer. He springs Noria, who promptly steals 2 million francs that belong to the Tunisians. They suspect her of the theft; her life as well as the lawyer's is in danger. Meanwhile, Noria is playing with both the lawyer and Mangin's affections. Mangin is mercurial anyway: intimidating and bloodying suspects, falling for a police commission trainee before flipping for Noria, wearing his emotions on his sleeve. Can he save the lawyer and Noria, and can he convince her to love?

It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.

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19. 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 6.74 on TMDB.

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20. Night of the Pencils (La Noche de los Lápices)

Night of the Pencils

The Night of the Pencils was a series of kidnappings and forced disappearances, followed by the torture, rape, and murder of a number of young students during the last Argentine dictatorship . The kidnappings took place over the course of several days beginning on September 16, 1976.

It has an average vote of 6.929 on TMDB.

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