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The Straight Story

1999
Drama
Adventure
1h 52m
"The Straight Story" chronicles a trip made by 73-year-old Alvin Straight from Laurens, Iowa, to Mt. Zion, Wis., in 1994 while riding a lawn mower. The man undertook his strange journey to mend his relationship with his ill, estranged, 75-year-old brother Lyle. (imdb)
Directed by:
David Lynch David Lynch
Written by:
John Roach Mary Sweeney
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Starring:
Sissy Spacek Sissy Spacek Harry Dean Stanton Harry Dean Stanton Barbara E. Robertson Jack Walsh Richard Farnsworth Richard Farnsworth Everett McGill Everett McGill Kevin P. Farley James Cada John Farley Wiley Harker Dan Flannery Barbara Kingsley
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Genres:
Drama, Adventure, Biography
Countries:
France, UK, USA
Language:
English
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The Straight Story

1999
Drama
Adventure
1h 52m
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paulofilmopaulofilmo
Rated 08 Sep 2009
70
57th
Intended or not, for the first time I feel like I understand the American right-wing, with its form, function and pride. Substance.
Rated 08 Sep 2009
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 17 Dec 2014
100
98th
Yeah, of course this was directed by David Lynch. I went into this expecting nothing, it is G rated disney fluff of course. I was so wrong, this is a touching oddly thrilling in the way riding a mower can be thrillin picture with Lynch's hands all over it but the prints have been wiped clean EXCEPT for that silo shot that is straight from Eraserhead. I am gonna ostracize my brothers for decades so I can experience the feelings I felt during this again because that's how it works.
Rated 17 Dec 2014
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 22 Sep 2007
84
77th
The film is very slow, but it's to be expected when the subject is an old man riding his lawn mower across a state. It really works well and is surprisingly captivating and, while it's not your standard Lynch film, it has enough little strange moments to give it a unique feel.
Rated 22 Sep 2007
ryan_luedersRyan Lueders
Rated 24 Jun 2012
91
89th
Normally I will take points off from a movie for being slow. I couldn't do that with The Straight Story. The whole idea of the movie was moving at a slow and steady pace. This film was just wonderful. Richard Farnsworth is literally the cutest old man. This movie made me love the Midwest and America in general. This was based on a true story and it's nice to know that someone would travel so far to make up with a family member and the people Alvin meets on the way are so helpful and nice.
Rated 24 Jun 2012
backwardsuitbackwardsuit
Rated 19 Apr 2015
80
80th
Despite what everyone says, I found it a very typical Lynch film with its symbolic imagery/soundscapes & offbeat characters. He was always best at blending surreal with every-day & is quite seamless here. It takes place in the same universe as most of his work & pours from the same emotional place. Actors are all believable & carry the film nicely. It's a bit heavy handed though and there's a sense that Lynch needed to get this out of his system since his Twin Peaks was prematurely scrapped.
Rated 19 Apr 2015
melvin_smifMelvin Smif
Rated 20 Feb 2009
75
84th
I caught this movie on TNT on a lazy Saturday afternoon. I believe it was sandwiched between some Jean Claude or Stallone movies so I was obviously unprepared for how good it was. Its just a story, a good one, about a man who wants to repair a relationship and goes about it the only way he knows how. I about lost it when I noticed who the directer was.
Rated 20 Feb 2009
deaddillydeaddilly
Rated 29 Jun 2020
80
72nd
Lynch often portrays the elderly as nightmarish figures of disillusionment by viewing them through the anxious gaze of a younger subject. Here we see him operate from the vantage point of the old; where the function of a dream has faded away and with it all of the trivial anxieties of youthfulness. What remains is simple wisdom, the final days of pride, and the importance of reconciliation. This is essential Lynch.
Rated 29 Jun 2020
shmendrekShmendrek
Rated 26 Sep 2007
5
96th
Very sweet and heartfelt. Another film which deserves credit for sparking my interest in film as a medium, and not just as a vehicle for entertainment. The relative lack of a conventional narrative structure and its minimalistic composition really struck me as something different and special. I saw this in the ninth grade, and although I lacked the film vocabulary to express exactly what I loved about it, I recall being thoroughly enamored with it.
Rated 26 Sep 2007
purgatospurgatos
Rated 19 Sep 2009
83
78th
Alvin Straight is a wonderful man and I am very happy for having known him for a hundred minutes.
Rated 19 Sep 2009
darkmandarkman
Rated 18 Sep 2007
85
94th
Nearly no other film has a comparable mood. I love the shot where the camera shows Straight slowly driving on a road with his lawn mower and then the camera pans to the side, shows clowds slowly drifting by and then pans back to show Straight just a few meters from his previous position. Great cinematography.
Rated 18 Sep 2007
evranaevrana
Rated 22 Jul 2011
78
68th
A nice feel-good piece (even though it feels weird to say this about a Lynch movie) on a guy who is very inspiring and likable in his endeavor to reach to his brother. It has great scenery, the Alvin Straight character was handled by Farnsworth amazingly and even though in the beginning it felt like Badalamenti got lazy and just made a spin-off of the Twin Peaks theme, it has an amazing soundtrack. All in all it is a nice experience.
Rated 22 Jul 2011
boredomsboredoms
Rated 03 Apr 2011
90
96th
One of the most moving films I've ever seen. It irritates me that people act like this couldn't have come from Lynch, as if the man is only capable of filming brutal violence and midgets from parallel dimensions or something. In fact, it's a trademark Lynch film, just bereft of those more potentially off-putting elements. As a side note, just look at those utterly gorgeous, wonderfully slow dissolves that he uses to separate practically every scene. Beautiful filmmaking in a beautiful film.
Rated 03 Apr 2011
ratedarghratedargh
Rated 23 Aug 2012
90
85th
Farnsworth is incredible. His sad eyes and regular trembles of his face tell the story of Alvin Straight's pain and long-standing demons. These get slowly revealed through meeting strangers on his journey but his mannerisms lay the expectation of something beneath the surface from the beginning. It's a fine movie about the troubles within family and each vignette along the way helps expand that theme.
Rated 23 Aug 2012
lofisofilofisofi
Rated 14 Oct 2018
82
87th
david lynch's meandering john deere commercial is nevertheless full of heart and charm
Rated 14 Oct 2018
syntheseizurSyntheseizur
Rated 19 Apr 2017
72
33rd
The film's novelty comes from watching Lynch tackle a tame subject and using standard genre conventions to do it, but once the initial charm wears off, it really settles into formula filmmaking. The movie is well done, though; Lynch resists schmaltz except when it goes beyond simple pathos, and his signature offbeat humor and wacky (yet believable) characters carry the film beyond its familiar trappings. It's an above average biopic with some unconventional underpinnings keeping its pace up.
Rated 19 Apr 2017
thereeldealthereeldeal
Rated 22 Jan 2015
80
80th
David Lynch's unexpectedly intensely sentimental The Straight Story doubles both as a tale of redemption and an empathetic and fair tribute to a more conservative era gone past, as reflected by one of many men who define it. Though as predictable as you'd expect, very relaxed, natural dialogue and performances, an excellent score from Badalamenti, and most importantly good humor are enough to bring honesty to the exceedingly good nature of the film. Actually one of Lynch's best.
Rated 22 Jan 2015
immolationsimmolations
Rated 15 Dec 2009
80
80th
Images of rurality combined with a pleasant story to produce a relaxing, heartwarming and charming film. It's nothing like his other work and I was amazed at just how well it worked. Badalamenti's score is also fitting. There's not much to say other than it does exactly what you would expect.
Rated 15 Dec 2009
x_humanx-human
Rated 22 May 2011
90
94th
Great look at Midwest values that doesn't belittle or put it on a pedestal. It just is what it is. And I hate to narrow it down to this too, but it has all the true Lynch hallmarks: camera movement, sense of humor, morals, acting styles and other touches.
Rated 22 May 2011
astrakhanastrakhan
Rated 10 Jul 2012
81
80th
A nice little film, as simple a story as you could dream up but it shows you really don't need that much to make a film work. It succeeds thanks to Farnsworth's performance, the music, and the vast empty sections of time and space which allow the film to wax poetic and philosophical about life, memories, family, and the process of growing old. There is no high concept emotional twist as an ending, but the film's conclusion still has plenty of impact.
Rated 10 Jul 2012
billkerwinbillkerwin
Rated 22 Dec 2009
87
75th
A moving, minimalist piece of film making. David Lynch proves beyond a doubt that he can tell a straightforward story if he wants to.
Rated 22 Dec 2009
tinybonanzaTinyBonanza
Rated 07 Oct 2013
25
28th
what is this sum movie about a smelly old man mowin the lawn lol
Rated 07 Oct 2013
faveryfavery
Rated 19 Jul 2021
60
72nd
Slow, very restrained shots and dissolves representing the leisurely passage of time out in the country. It's said to be the least Lynchian of Lynch's offerings, and yet I can still feel it, especially in the character interactions and sound design. However, everything just feels too clean and simple for what it's supposed to be: a desperate weeks-long trek across vast emptiness.
Rated 19 Jul 2021
mistakesMistakes
Rated 06 May 2010
86
95th
Mistake - When Alvin Straight is going back to fetch his hat, there is a pillow on the seat of his lawnmower. When he returns, it is gone.
Rated 06 May 2010
jeffvjeff_v
Rated 18 Feb 2010
95
99th
Most road movies are about the protagonist being changed by their experience on the road. The Straight Story is about the denizens along the road being changed by the protagonist (and, by extension, the audience is changed by the experience of riding with Alvin). Told in a leisurely episodic fashion, the effect is cumulative. Gradually, we come to understand more, to appreciate more, until the beauty is so great it overwhelms the heart.
Rated 18 Feb 2010
hawkinsHawkins
Rated 04 Jan 2016
86
83rd
Harry Dean starts crying, Richard Farnsworth starts crying, I start crying.
Rated 04 Jan 2016
davidblastDavidBlast
Rated 09 Dec 2009
50
43rd
Too straight for me.
Rated 09 Dec 2009
prowlerprowler
Rated 10 Jul 2018
78
79th
A welcome rarity putting the spotlight on old people, of a particular generation which Lynch has a lot of reverence for. Somewhat of a turning point in Lynch's filmography, a welcome respite between the madness of Lost Highway and Mulholland Drive. But don't be fooled, this is still an idiosyncratic work, about on the same level of lynchiness as The Elephant Man.
Rated 10 Jul 2018
arpletscherarpletscher
Rated 15 Jan 2010
95
77th
absolutely in love with this movie. the "grabber" scene is brilliant
Rated 15 Jan 2010
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
54th
Notable mostly for being thoroughly un-Lynchian. It has an appealing gentleness and leisurely pace to it, however.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
kafka1325kafka1325
Rated 11 Jul 2007
49
29th
Screaming on pathetic, mediocre drama full of crap. What is plus in this movie is soundtrack and some visual part's.
Rated 11 Jul 2007
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 21 Mar 2010
7
68th
Walt Disney presents...A David Lynch film? Weird pairing, but it worked out well. It's pretty unbelievable how much Farnsworth looks like the real Alvin Straight, nice casting. I like how the pacing of the film is married to how Alvin travels. The ending left me wanting more, it just seemed too anti-climatic. Not one of Lynch's best but still worth watching. You should also fast forward through the 911 joke in the beginning, god that was painful.
Rated 21 Mar 2010
fabfunkfabfunk
Rated 14 Aug 2007
93
92nd
Decepitively chilling low-key story about a brother's dedication and stubborness. Richard Farnsworth, as a man who heads across state lines in a lawnmower to see his aging brother, is unforgettable.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 19 Feb 2007
75
89th
Excellent film.
Rated 19 Feb 2007
cagedwisdomcagedwisdom
Rated 26 Dec 2007
100
90th
Incredibly touching and incredibly charming. Alvin is one of the most lovable characters I've seen.
Rated 26 Dec 2007
mrcinemaMr.Cinema
Rated 11 Jan 2011
91
99th
Masterpiece!!! Greatest (or one of the greatest) ROAD FiILMs which is using same elements and rules , but different Expression!! a long journey with unusual vehicle & various effects!!
Rated 11 Jan 2011
ecitizeneCitizen
Rated 23 Oct 2012
70
70th
Marvelously simple story about an old man who wants to go see his brother that he has been estranged from for 10 years. This is a very slow moving story that reveals bits and pieces of his life and shares a little wisdom with us. A likable fellow on a great quest. If you like action, this movie is not for you, instead this is a methodically slow story that somehow keeps the viewer interested. I liked it, probably because Richard Farsnworth is such a great and likeable character.
Rated 23 Oct 2012
dooooooleydooooooley
Rated 14 Sep 2009
93
92nd
makes me want an interesting life
Rated 14 Sep 2009
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 14 Aug 2007
33
17th
To me this is a great example of sentimental drivel. It is a fairly shallow and static depiction of actual life, but it pushes all the old emotional buttons to get its desired effect. There's nothing profound to be learned here, to put it gently.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
thmertensth_mertens
Rated 05 May 2007
88
95th
This film is like Alvin and his lawnmower: smooth and calming. Very intelligent film about dying and ...
Rated 05 May 2007
rottentomatoRottenTomato
Rated 17 May 2011
95
89th
Slow-paced but heart-warming.
Rated 17 May 2011
scribScrib
Rated 13 Aug 2022
75
65th
As 'straight' as Lynch gets. A quaint and warm story that I feel harsh in faulting, but for all that's wonderful about it, I think it loses steam at around two thirds in. Nor does it fully escape sentimentality; and while the ending is touching and sensitively portrayed, it closes rather abruptly. As anti-Lynchian as this comes across though, the man still indulges in some token quirks; they charm rather than unsettle, and we're all the better for it.
Rated 13 Aug 2022
sirrobbieSirRobbie
Rated 22 Oct 2009
100
99th
Simple and touching. Marvelous piece of work. Lynch has showed us, that EVEN he can make a normal movie ;)
Rated 22 Oct 2009
damildamil
Rated 08 Nov 2012
80
90th
If I hadn't read his name in the credits, I would never have guessed this was a David Lynch film. It's actually a really lovely movie. It's a fairly typical road movie, in a way - he meets a bunch of different people along the way, and in the end, it's all about the journey, not the destination. It was the lead actor, Richard Farnsworth's last role before he died, and he's fantastic. I was also really impressed by Sissy Spacek's performance and I liked Harry Dean Stanton's small appearance too.
Rated 08 Nov 2012
peyrinpeyrin
Rated 08 Oct 2018
75
69th
Plotless slice-of-life stories are quite often the best stories out there, but this one tries to mold its story into a more traditional blockbuster movie trajectory, and I don't think it always works. The overwhelming charm throughout the whole thing helps, though.
Rated 08 Oct 2018
rufamRufam
Rated 13 Dec 2010
75
72nd
"The Straight Story" couldn't be more perfectly titled, as it is by far the most straightforward work by David Lynch. Nostalgic, sentimental and led by an exceptional, heart-breaking performance by the late Richard Farnsworth, this is a slow-paced but rewarding road-trip film with a solid script, stunning images and a poignant ending. Lynch achieves a superbly subdued mood as we are shown the protagonist's various, often weird and sometimes moving encounters as he treks through the countryside.
Rated 13 Dec 2010
acylonacylon
Rated 16 Dec 2008
100
98th
The best ever!
Rated 16 Dec 2008
hamidsoHamidso
Rated 11 Aug 2021
75
75th
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Rated 11 Aug 2021
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 31 Jan 2020
100
99th
A pure and simple masterpiece; Lynch's now-legendary stab at a G-rated film presented by Disney (!) finds him in peak form as a film-maker, using his distinctive odd-ball tracking shots sparingly and allowing the chief focus to be on Farnsworth's magnetic and mesmerising performance. Spacek fares almost as well, with Badalamenti's haunting and wistful score a beautiful capper. An irresistible, uncharacteristically sympathetic portrait of Lynch's favourite small-town America.
Rated 31 Jan 2020
kito1kito1
Rated 05 May 2019
40
10th
Highly boring and tedious, although it is made with great care. Some of the scenery and music is very beautiful, but that was not enough in this case.
Rated 05 May 2019
anomalyAnomaly
Rated 27 Apr 2012
83
81st
To be a great storyteller, especially one that does things differently, one must have a strong grasp on the basics, and here Lynch proves that he does so. Was there ever any doubt? It's a fine story told in an enjoyably tonal and drifting way, and has some great emotional power.
Rated 27 Apr 2012
panzerwolfpanzerwolf
Rated 24 Nov 2022
85
93rd
The Straight Story is such a beautifully written and presented history of realizing that we need to appreciate our loved ones when they are still around us. It moves at a slow pace, which is fitting for the vehicle Alvin uses to get to his brother. It takes time to show us the journey and allows us to get to know both Alvin as well as the people he meets along the way. I could watch this again just to relax and enjoy the trip.
Rated 24 Nov 2022
neonmanNeonman
Rated 30 Jul 2020
56
11th
A film on the lenient road regulations of flyover states. Lynch can do sentimental very well, but that's when it's contrasted with his brand of surrealism -- existing on its own (like in The Elephant Man as well), the whole thing falls short. Alvin is a very typical old man character, meek, wise, and a tad clumsy, but nothing we haven't seen before. The supporting cast are equally as stock, though Spacek's stutter-y daughter character is particularly off-putting. Uninteresting and unedifying.
Rated 30 Jul 2020
mr_vincentMr Vincent
Rated 22 Aug 2023
90
93rd
This film is the emotion of love personified.
Rated 22 Aug 2023
floortapfloortap
Rated 14 Aug 2007
40
21st
boring
Rated 14 Aug 2007
inhmninhmn
Rated 14 Jan 2009
80
50th
the only disappointing thing is that Lynch directed it. This man must not stop getting drugs ever again! :)
Rated 14 Jan 2009
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 23 May 2017
80
37th
Viewed May 22, 2017.
Rated 23 May 2017
manhattaManhatta
Rated 30 Dec 2007
85
69th
Only David Lynch had the warmth needed to make this film.
Rated 30 Dec 2007
kavuKavu
Rated 08 Oct 2007
90
94th
Good story, superb directing and a heartbreaking performance from Farnsworth.
Rated 08 Oct 2007
robertaRoberta
Rated 25 May 2015
90
96th
What a performance by Richard Farnsworth!
Rated 25 May 2015
antidood1antidood1
Rated 18 Jun 2017
80
84th
The straight Story is a sweet little road movie about a retired farmer in his 70's who sets out on a mission to make up with his dying brother. As he doesn't own a car, and the trip is almost 400 kilometres long, he decides that his lawnmower is the best mode of transport. If this sounds like a cheesy story, that's because it is, but it's so straightforward in its wholesomeness that it gets a pass. This is a really lovely, easy to appreciate kind of movie, with a simple story and a good he
Rated 18 Jun 2017
leshiileshii
Rated 13 Sep 2008
84
81st
Powerful performance from Richard Farnsworth.
Rated 13 Sep 2008
helfen419helfen419
Rated 20 Sep 2007
86
79th
One of the best told stories, told just how they're supposed to be told, slow and steady
Rated 20 Sep 2007
sam_quentinsam quentin
Rated 01 Oct 2022
79
58th
A David Lynch movie on Disney+? This is an enjoyable film that puts you in the middle of small town America. It’s a bizarre premise made only mire bizarre by the fact that it’s based on a true story. Well-acted and perfectly paced (IMHO).
Rated 01 Oct 2022
bownBown
Rated 20 Feb 2023
87
84th
Slow and quiet, gentle and tender, sad and wistful. A truly moving look at the Midwest and the regrets that come with age. That it came from a director usually known for such surreal and haunting works just makes it even more impressive.
Rated 20 Feb 2023
ceekay19Ceekay19
Rated 17 Mar 2024
60
26th
Alvin Straight: "The worst part of being old is remembering when you was young."
Rated 17 Mar 2024
buffratingsbuffratings
Rated 15 Apr 2017
94
94th
The Straight Story, like its title suggests, finds David Lynch conveying a relatively straightforward story to audiences with incredible potency, all while featuring a moving final performance from Richard Farnsworth.
Rated 15 Apr 2017
svicciarellisvicciarelli
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
82nd
A wonderful movie. Alive and touching in a way that few films are.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
theyshoot08theyshoot08
Rated 19 Dec 2008
51
2nd
984
Rated 19 Dec 2008
carsonwidCarsonWid
Rated 17 Sep 2010
72
64th
Good, with some quirky humour, and over-sentimental moments...but balance eachother out.
Rated 17 Sep 2010
djrossdjross
Rated 21 Jan 2007
65
71st
It is many years since I saw this, but my recollection is that, after skirting folksiness for most of the movie, there are a couple of moments when it shifts from being the celebration of a journey by an aged person to being something more closely resembling a subtle confrontation with mortality, that is, with the end of all journeys.
Rated 21 Jan 2007
arandurarandur
Rated 13 May 2010
51
8th
Tv ayarinda bir film, pazar sabahi ailecek izlenebilecek olanlardan. Yasli bir adamin kardesi ugruna cim bicme makinesiyle yollara dusup yuzlerce km yol yapmasini ve yolda yasadigi hikayeleri iceriyor.
Rated 13 May 2010
nancysidnancysid
Rated 14 Aug 2007
95
97th
richard farnsworth, an american classic.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
stainStain
Rated 26 Sep 2007
80
68th
David Lynch does a movie with a G rating. Definitely not his normal sort of thing, but kudos to him for wanting to do something different. This is a hell of a lot better than _Inland Empire_, leastways
Rated 26 Sep 2007
droplet00Droplet00
Rated 21 Jun 2008
87
48th
A good little film about a gy who rides his tractor a long way to see his brother (if I remember right). If you don't like Lynch's wild stuff, don't be put off by this, it's not dark or surreal at all, but, as the title implies, a straight story.
Rated 21 Jun 2008
vahidartvahidart
Rated 13 Jan 2011
97
84th
very beauty!5*****
Rated 13 Jan 2011
larsvontrierLarsVonTrier
Rated 03 Feb 2021
3
72nd
Lynch shows that what a master he is at telling a story.
Rated 03 Feb 2021
war_machineWar Machine
Rated 17 Sep 2022
50
9th
disneylol+daughterslowbutgoodinotherways-firewasntherfaultbuttookkidsaway+mostlydidntpayattentionaftersadwarstorykilledownman
Rated 17 Sep 2022
adilekinadilekin
Rated 27 Oct 2018
74
70th
slow, a bit boring but a good film. (i waited till the end to see something weird as david lynch style, but it didn't happen. :p)
Rated 27 Oct 2018
fenixdownfenixdown
Rated 31 Jul 2014
81
79th
A stubborn old coot goes on a sentimental journey.
Rated 31 Jul 2014
glm01glm01
Rated 15 Oct 2013
88
95th
88.000
Rated 15 Oct 2013
jschlanskyJSchlansky
Rated 20 May 2017
84
84th
I was perfectly content to just stare at Alvin's mustache
Rated 20 May 2017
honestthiefHonest_Thief
Rated 17 Dec 2021
4
63rd
there's a shot where Lynch shows a grain silo, humming an ominous noise, and then we're shown the father and daughter bonding over a night hearing the silo working. That scene seems smth common about Lynch's work where he shows the chaotic nature of the world and how the people on it live and endure. Throughout the beautiful journey through the midwest we see some vignettes of that same idea.
Rated 17 Dec 2021
tathieltathiel
Rated 26 Feb 2010
91
97th
Made it immediately to the top of all the Lynch movies I've seen so far! The most watchable of all his movies but still having typical Lynch features.
Rated 26 Feb 2010
ashwilliamsAshWilliams
Rated 22 Jan 2009
78
56th
A nice, if middling movie, in Lynch's career.
Rated 22 Jan 2009
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 16 Jun 2023
85
92nd
Delicate, quirk and somewhat painful portrait of an old man meeting people on the road while traveling slowly across states to meet his estranged brother he hasn't seen in ten years. Every encounter is magic in its mundane nature -- from the pregnant young girl to the lady who kills deers on the road every week and likes Public Enemy. This is what we get when Lynch decides to make a late Clint Eastwood film. Farnsworth delivers one of the performances of the decade. Baladamenti's score is MVP.
Rated 16 Jun 2023
rittehRitteh
Rated 23 Dec 2015
84
91st
I relatively slow, but interesting and heart-warming story of an elderly gentleman wanting to make amends with his brother after a decade of not speaking to each other. It feels like a Hallmark made-for-TV movie, but the outstanding musical score and somehow beautiful Midwestern scenery clearly shows that it rightly was a theatrical release.
Rated 23 Dec 2015
ottott
Rated 19 Jun 2023
75
68th
so what i have now learned at msff is that this is actually much more a labour of love of the screenwriter and the editor mary sweeny and lynch agreed to direct the film at the last point and i think did a very good job at that. and i can kinda see some messages of transcendental meditation in there.
Rated 19 Jun 2023
bratingsbratings
Rated 27 May 2016
93
90th
The generous slowness of Lynch's pacing nicely matches the subtlety of Fransworth's performance, one of hidden depths only revealed when allowed time and concentration.
Rated 27 May 2016
yilbyilb
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
58th
Slow and interesting in that odd real life sort of way. Appears to be a true story, and frequently feels like it, the people are painfully real & mundane. Lynch's other great movie.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
lisa_iilisa-
Rated 05 Feb 2014
4
52nd
too sweet and genuine to hate, too folksy and sentimental to love. on the road is where it excels. his journey is his last journey, a metaphor for the end of his life, and it's set in a grand landscape of ever-changing weather patterns as his eyes contemplate the vast emptiness of old age. the conversations are substantially less interesting, though the brief meeting with his brother is great. that lynch chose to end this with an image of the stars suggests he was going for something malickian?
Rated 05 Feb 2014
treyatwoodTreyAtwood
Rated 09 Aug 2009
80
80th
The straight story: 9 // 9 // 8 // 10 // 9 // 8 // 8
Rated 09 Aug 2009
freshFresh
Rated 18 Jul 2011
95
88th
Slow-paced but heart-warming.
Rated 18 Jul 2011
bagarbjorneBagarbjorne
Rated 22 Jul 2012
50
9th
It's kind of a cool idea, he meets some interesting characters on the way, but it's sloooooow
Rated 22 Jul 2012
magbMagb
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
85th
It has none of Lynch's trademark touches, but it's a very well made and emotional movie. In fact it's my second favorite Lynch after Eraserhead.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
parcalihamparcaliham
Rated 07 Sep 2008
70
42nd
#844 - 07 Eylul 08, 03:27am. & "yasliligin en kotu tarafi gencligini hatirlaman."
Rated 07 Sep 2008
haleyeslinkyhaleyeslinky
Rated 02 Mar 2009
15
0th
We were furious with my mother for leaving us with this movie one night when she and my dad went out. How did they achieve a film this long where nothing happens but some old dude turning the wheel on his tractor?
Rated 02 Mar 2009
mandymandy
Rated 20 Mar 2011
7
73rd
A simple story but beautifully told.
Rated 20 Mar 2011
dwheedwhee
Rated 14 Aug 2007
71
68th
Don't let the G rating make you think it's a kids' movie. Very touching.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
thebendsthebends
Rated 19 Aug 2017
96
89th
Slow-paced but heart-warming.
Rated 19 Aug 2017
trixrabbiTrixRabbi
Rated 14 Jul 2011
83
82nd
Definitely something I need to watch again in 10 years.
Rated 14 Jul 2011

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