My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

Released Year: 1989

Certificate: U

Runtime: 103 minutes

Genre: Biography, Drama

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 97

Director: Jim Sheridan

Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan

No of Votes: 68076

Gross: 14743391

Overview: Christy Brown, born with cerebral palsy, learns to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot.

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