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The Straight Story
Why this pick
Like Harry and Tonto, it finds quiet humor, melancholy, and hard-won warmth in an elderly protagonist’s unhurried journey across America.
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MOVIE1974 1h 55m USA
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Why this pick
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The Milagro Beanfield War
Why this pick
This gentle, character-rich American fable has a similarly humane, offbeat spirit and affection for people resisting impersonal change in their community.
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The Last Detail
Why this pick
Another shaggy 1970s American odyssey, it balances profane comedy and sadness while allowing its mismatched travelers room to become affecting companions.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Harry Coombes (Art Carney) is an elderly widower and retired teacher who is forced from his Upper West Side apartment in New York City because his building is going to be razed to build a parking lot. He initially stays with his eldest son Burt's family in the suburbs, but eventually chooses to travel cross country with his pet cat Tonto.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Herbert Berghof
Jacob Rivetowski
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Jessie Stone
Melanie Mayron
Ginger
Barbara Rhoades
Stephanie
Sally Marr
Cat Lady
Art Carney
Harry Coombes
Ellen Burstyn
Shirley Mallard
Larry Hagman
Eddie Coombes