Lorenzo's Oil (1992)
Directed by George Miller · 135 min · Drama
56.0 TOPICAL score · #1,522 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Lorenzo Odone, a Virginia 5-year-old, develops a degenerative nerve disease so rare that nobody is working on a cure, so his parents decide to immerse themselves in research and tackle the problem themselves.
Lorenzo's Oil (1992, directed by George Miller) has a TOPICAL score of 56.0 - ranked 1,522 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 5 nominations. Critics: 92% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 80. Audiences: TMDB 7.1/10 (589 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 30 languages.
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- Critics92% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 80
- AudienceTMDB 7.1/10 (589 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 5 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 30 languages
- Still read29,008 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Nick Nolte (actor #417), Susan Sarandon (actor #149), Peter Ustinov (actor #346), Ann Hearn