
Movies that feel likeThe Straight Story (1999)
If you loved The Straight Story, the closest films we have are Biutiful (2010), Malena (2000) and The Hand of God (2021). All three share The Straight Story's contemplative and wistful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is House of Hummingbird (2019).
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If The Straight Story hit the spot, these will too

Common ground: nostalgic
The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

The same mix in both: stillness, then wistfulness

The same preoccupation in both: family relationships
The difference: 22 years apart, and the 2020s show

One thread runs through both: family relationships


Drama with a pulse of wistfulness, in both cases


Both keep coming back to the same thing: family

A streak of wistfulness through both

Drama approached the same way
The difference: Sits closer to crime than The Straight Story does


Both are built on the same subject: melancholy
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