Forgiveness Girl vs The Straight Story
Forgiveness Girl has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.7/10 for The Straight Story). Forgiveness Girl is the shorter watch at 1h 51m compared with 1h 52m. The Straight Story is the older of the two (1999 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Forgiveness Girl
The Straight Story| Forgiveness Girl | The Straight Story | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1999 |
| Length | 1h 51m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Drama, Family | Drama |
| Country | US | – |
| Director | Rob Diamond | David Lynch |
| Main cast | Walter Platz, Scarlett Diamond, Mia Hansen, Melinda Yeaman | Sissy Spacek, Richard Farnsworth, Jack Walsh, Jane Galloway Heitz, Joseph A. Carpenter |
Synopsis
Forgiveness Girl
A little girl with cerebral palsy is relentlessly bullied throughout her life, yet finds it in her heart to forgive by seeking strength from a higher source above.
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.
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