My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

Name: My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
Released: 1989-04-07
Rating: 7.537

7.5/10 (1,061)

·1989· 103 min

Director: Jim Sheridan

"A film about life, laughter, and the occasional miracle."

No one expects much from Christy Brown, a boy with cerebral palsy born into a working-class Irish family. Though Christy is a spastic quadriplegic and essentially paralyzed, a miraculous event occurs when, at the age of 5, he demonstrates control of his left foot by using chalk to scrawl a word on the floor. With the help of his steely mother — and no shortage of grit and determination — Christy overcomes his infirmity to become a painter, poet and author.

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Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis

Christy Brown

Brenda Fricker

Mrs. Brown

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Alison Whelan

Sheila

Kirsten Sheridan

Sharon

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Declan Croghan

Tom

Eanna MacLiam

Benny

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Marie Conmee

Sadie

Cyril Cusack

Lord Castlewelland

Phelim Drew

Brian

Ruth McCabe

Mary

Fiona Shaw

Dr. Eileen Cole

Ray McAnally

Mr. Brown

In brief

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989) is a drama film. With an average rating of 7.5/10 from 1,061 votes, it's one of the higher-rated titles. The film runs 1h 43min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.

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My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown runs 103 minutes (1h 43min).

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My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown has an average rating of 7.5/10 based on 1,061 viewer votes on TMDB.

What year is My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown from?

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown was released in 1989.