The Straight Story vs Tinsman Road
Tinsman Road has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.7/10 for The Straight Story). The Straight Story is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 1h 54m. The Straight Story is the older of the two (1999 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Straight Story
Tinsman Road| The Straight Story | Tinsman Road | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1999 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 54m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama, Horror, Mystery |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | David Lynch | Robbie Banfitch |
| Main cast | Sissy Spacek, Richard Farnsworth, Jack Walsh, Jane Galloway Heitz, Joseph A. Carpenter | Robbie Banfitch, Leslie Ann Banfitch, Salem Belladonna, Keith Bixby, David Fekety |
Synopsis
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.
Tinsman Road
In the backwoods of New Jersey a young man navigates the serpentine mystery surrounding his long-missing sister and their family home.
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