The Straight Story vs The Whales of August

Attention Score measures how much attention a show, movie or person gets online each day. A typical #1 show scores 100.Attention Score measures online attention. Learn more

Attention Score

Monday, Nov 9, 2026televisionstats.com

The Straight Story1.3#2,386 movie

9.0×the attention

The Whales of August0.1#7,926 movie

The Straight Story 90%10% The Whales of August

Best 30 days

Each one's biggest 30 days in a row, by average Attention Score

1. 1The Straight Story#1,928 of all movies · Jan to Feb 20257.1
2. 2The Whales of August#6,431 of all movies · Oct to Nov 20170.6

The Straight Story got 9.0× the attention of The Whales of August yesterday. The Straight Story had the biggest 30 days in a row, averaging 7.1 (Jan to Feb 2025).