My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

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

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Ratings & Reviews

7.8/10

83,993 votes

98/100

Fresh

97/100

Metascore

7.5/10

1,009 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 2 wins•📋 3 nominations

Won

Best Supporting Actress

Best Actor

Nominated

Best Picture

Best Director

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win•📋 3 nominations

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Nominated

European Film for Best Actor

European Film for Best Director

Young European Film of the Year

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$645,180

Production Cost

Worldwide

$14.7M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$14,743,391

United States

Profit

+$14.1M

ROI: +2185%

Budget Recovery2285% of budget

$0|Budget: $645,180|Revenue: $14.7M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

63.8K

Daily Avg

1.1K

7-Day Trend

-38%

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Based On

My Left Foot

literary work

Story Setting

Set In

Dublin

Time Period

20th century

Themes & Subjects

#christybrown

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Jack Conroy

Music / Score

Elmer Bernstein

Distributors

Stephen Woolley

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

Available in 14 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	—	Kanopy, Hoopla	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	ITVX Premium	ITVX	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, BFI Player	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube
Australia	—	—	Apple TV Store	Apple TV Store

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom15

Germany12

JapanG

GR13

Ireland12

South Korea15

NetherlandsAL

Production

Director

Jim Sheridan

Writers

Shane Connaughton, Jim Sheridan, Christy Brown

Production Companies

Ferndale FilmsGranada TelevisionRTÉ

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

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