Lorenzo's Oil

"Some people make their own miracles."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.1/10

554 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 nominations

Nominated

Best Actress

Best Writing, Original Screenplay

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Golden Globe Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama

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Other Awards

📋 2 nominations

Nominated

National Society of Film Critics for Best Actress

Writers Guild of America for Best Original Screenplay

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$30.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$7.3M

Global Box Office

Loss

$-22,700,000

ROI: -76%

Budget Recovery24% of budget

$0|Budget: $30.0M|Revenue: $7.3M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

32.1K

Daily Avg

544

7-Day Trend

+25%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Pittsburgh

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Story Setting

Set In

Washington, D.C.

Themes & Subjects

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Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

John Seale

Film Editing

Richard Francis-BruceMarcus D'Arcy

Music / Score

Samuel Barber

Costume Design

Colleen Atwood

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Distributors

NetflixUniversal Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Lorenzo's Oil

Available in 31 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG-13	—	—	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 Kingdom	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaPG	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	—	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13

AustraliaPG

Germany12

BrazilL

Ireland15A

South Korea12

Production

Director

George Miller

Writers

George Miller, Nick Enright

Production Companies

Kennedy Miller ProductionsUniversal Pictures

Cast

Nick Nolte

Augusto Odone

Susan Sarandon

Michaela Odone

Peter Ustinov

Professor Nikolais

Ann Hearn

Loretta Muscatine

Maduka Steady

Omuori

Aaron Jackson

Francesco Odone

Laura Linney

Young Teacher

Kathleen Wilhoite

Deirdre Murphy

Gerry Bamman

Doctor Judalon

Margo Martindale

Wendy Gimble

James Rebhorn

Ellard Muscatine

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Colin Ward

Jake Gimble

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