My Left Foot

(1990)

7.8 /10

83,993 votes

IMDb

Release & Runtime

March 30, 1990 · 1 hr 43 min

Awards

Won 2 Oscars. 23 wins & 20 nominations total

Languages

English

Countries

Ireland United Kingdom

Biography Drama

Christy Brown is born with cerebral palsy to a large, poor Irish family. His mother, Mrs. Brown, recognizes the intelligence and humanity in the lad everyone else regards as a vegetable. Eventually, Christy matures into a cantankerous artist who uses his dexterous left foot to write and paint.

Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan and others

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