The Straight Story vs Turbulence
Turbulence has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.7/10 for The Straight Story). Turbulence is the shorter watch at 1h 31m 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.
The Straight Story
Turbulence| The Straight Story | Turbulence | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1999 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 31m |
| Genres | Drama | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | David Lynch | Claudio Fäh |
| Main cast | Sissy Spacek, Richard Farnsworth, Jack Walsh, Jane Galloway Heitz, Joseph A. Carpenter | Hera Hilmar, Jeremy Irvine, Kelsey Grammer, Olga Kurylenko, Jon Wennington |
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.
Turbulence
Young married couple Zach and Emmy decide to take a hot air balloon trip across the Italian Dolomites to rekindle their relationship. When they and pilot Harry are joined by a third passenger, Julia, events unfold in ways they could never imagine five thousand meters in the air.
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