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Lorenzo's Oil

Some people make their own miracles.

1992 · PG-13 · 2h 15m

Directed by George Miller

7.1

TMDB audience score
591 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

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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

  • Colin Ward
    Jake Gimble

  • LaTanya Richardson Jackson
    Nurse Ruth

  • Jennifer Dundas
    Nurse Nancy Jo

  • William Cameron
    Pellerman

  • Becky Ann Baker
    Pellerman's Secretary

  • Mary Pat Gleason
    The Librarian

  • David Shiner
    Clown