Ready to press play on 'The Straight Story' without the hassle? Below, you’ll find platforms and services with rental, purchase, and subscription options, so you can pick what works best for you. In the US, you can currently rent, buy, or stream 'The Straight Story' via subscription on Disney+, Prime Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Microsoft Store, Apple TV Store.
Here are a few more things worth knowing about the Les Films Alain Sarde, Picture Factory, Le Studio Canal+, Film4 Productions drama flick. The Straight Story starring Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Jane Galloway Heitz, Joseph A. Carpenter has a G rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 52 min. The release date of the movie is October 15th, 1999. The movie received a user score of 77/100 on TMDb, which is derived from reviews from 1,725 active users.
Let’s set the scene for you... Here's the plot: "A retired farmer and widower in his seventies named 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. He then has the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey."
