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Lorenzo's Oil

1992 · Movie · PG-13 · 135 min · ★ 7.1 · 86% critics

Drama

When a young child is diagnosed with a rare, incurable illness, the family refuses to accept there’s nothing to be done. They throw themselves into research, challenge accepted answers, and make major sacrifices in a relentless search for a treatment that could help not only their child, but others facing the same condition.

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Details
Years
1992
Release date
1992-12-30
Language
English
Rated
PG-13
Runtime
135 min
Critic score
86/100
TMDB rating
7.1/10 (567 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an intense, inspiring true story about family perseverance and challenging the status quo; Not for you if you avoid tearjerkers, sick-child stories, or emotionally draining dramas like Shadowlands.

Pros: inspiring true-story drive; powerful emotional performances; hopeful, meaningful message | Cons: tough to watch scenes; heavy medical talk; occasional distracting accent

Themes

  • washington dc, usa
  • parent child relationship
  • medicine
  • based on true story
  • incurable disease
  • 1980s
  • comoros

Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1993 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Actress · 1993 · nominated
  • Writers Guild of America Award — Best Original Screenplay · 1993 · nominated
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama · 1992 · nominated
  • National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Actress · 1992 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by George Miller