Movies like The Straight Story
The Straight Story (1999) is a drama movie directed by David Lynch. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Into the Wild (2007)
★ 7.8 · 10,402 votes · Adventure, Drama
After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity, and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
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2. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
★ 7.7 · 8,135 votes · Comedy, Drama
A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.
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3. Captain Fantastic (2016)
★ 7.9 · 7,009 votes · Drama, Comedy
Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, beginning a journey that challenges his idea of what it means to be a parent.
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4. F9 (2021)
★ 7.0 · 7,903 votes · Action, Adventure, Crime
Dominic Toretto and his crew battle the most skilled assassin and high-performance driver they've ever encountered: his forsaken brother.
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5. Green Book (2018)
★ 8.2 · 13,368 votes · Drama, Comedy, History
Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segregation laws below the Mason-Dixon Line, relied on a guide called The Negro Motorist Green Book.
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6. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
★ 8.4 · 28,588 votes · Adventure, Fantasy, Action
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.
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7. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
★ 7.5 · 5,239 votes · Comedy, Drama
Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums was subsequently erased by two decades of betrayal, failure, and disaster. Most of this was generally considered to be their father's fault. "The Royal Tenenbaums" is the story of the family's sudden, unexpected reunion one recent winter.
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8. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
★ 7.6 · 14,687 votes · Fantasy, Adventure, Action
The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.
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9. No Time to Die (2021)
★ 7.3 · 7,463 votes · Action, Thriller, Adventure
Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.
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10. The Da Vinci Code (2006)
★ 6.7 · 10,385 votes · Thriller, Mystery
A murder in Paris’ Louvre Museum and cryptic clues in some of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery. For 2,000 years a secret society closely guards information that — should it come to light — could rock the very foundations of Christianity.
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11. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
★ 7.7 · 20,909 votes · Adventure, Fantasy
Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death Eaters on the loose, the world is more dangerous than ever.
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12. Another Round (2020)
★ 7.6 · 3,969 votes · Drama
Four stagnant high school teachers decide to test out a theory that maintaining a constant level of intoxication will improve their overall lives.
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13. Zombieland (2009)
★ 7.3 · 13,581 votes · Comedy, Horror
Columbus has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee doesn't have fears. If he did, he'd kick their ever-living ass. In a world overrun by zombies, these two are perfectly evolved survivors. But now, they're about to stare down the most terrifying prospect of all: each other.
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14. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
★ 6.8 · 10,968 votes · Comedy, Family, Adventure
Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel room with his dad's credit card—despite problems from a clerk and meddling bellboy. But when Kevin runs into his old nemeses, the Wet Bandits, he's determined to foil their plans to rob a toy store on Christmas Eve.
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15. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
★ 6.6 · 6,965 votes · Adventure, Family, Fantasy
One year after their incredible adventures in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Peter, Edmund, Lucy and Susan Pevensie return to Narnia to aid a young prince whose life has been threatened by the evil King Miraz. Now, with the help of a colorful cast of new characters, including Trufflehunter the badger and Nikabrik the dwarf, the Pevensie clan embarks on an incredible quest to ensure that Narnia is returned to its rightful heir.
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16. American History X (1998)
★ 8.3 · 13,020 votes · Drama
Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.
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17. The Conjuring (2013)
★ 7.5 · 13,181 votes · Horror, Thriller
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.
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18. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
★ 8.0 · 26,721 votes · Crime, Drama, Comedy
A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.
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19. The Imitation Game (2014)
★ 8.0 · 18,535 votes · History, Drama, Thriller
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.
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20. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
★ 7.9 · 18,131 votes · Music, Drama
Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. Hit songs become instant classics. When Mercury's increasingly wild lifestyle starts to spiral out of control, Queen soon faces its greatest challenge yet – finding a way to keep the band together amid the success and excess.
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