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07/04/1989 Drama 1h 43m
75
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A film about life, laughter, and the occasional miracle.

Overview

No one expects much from Christy Brown, a boy with cerebral palsy born into a working-class Irish family. Though Christy is a spastic quadriplegic and essentially paralyzed, a miraculous event occurs when, at the age of 5, he demonstrates control of his left foot by using chalk to scrawl a word on the floor. With the help of his steely mother — and no shortage of grit and determination — Christy overcomes his infirmity to become a painter, poet and author.

  1. Jim Sheridan

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Daniel Day-Lewis

    Christy Brown

  2. Brenda Fricker

    Mrs. Brown

  3. Alison Whelan

    Sheila

  4. Kirsten Sheridan

    Sharon

  5. Declan Croghan

    Tom

  6. Eanna MacLiam

    Benny

  7. Marie Conmee

    Sadie

  8. Cyril Cusack

    Lord Castlewelland

  9. Phelim Drew

    Brian

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-01-25
There's a pretty fine line between mimicry and acting, and acting that's natural and that which has been rehearsed to within an inch of it's life. I think it's very much the natural that Daniel Day-Lewis delivers here, as does Hugh O'Conor as his younger persona, as we learn of the upbringing of a young lad born with very limited movement and learning difficulties, but a mind that's clearly sharp and a face that's expressive. His family, a typically large one, is headed up by his dad (Ray McAnally) who presents us with a variation on the usual theme of father who comes home from work then hits...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$645,180.00

Revenue
$14,743,391.00

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