My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
A film about life, laughter, and the occasional miracle.
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.
- Released: 1989-04-07
- Genres: Drama
- Runtime: 1h 43m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 1,062 votes
Directed by Jim Sheridan.
Top cast
- Daniel Day-Lewis as Christy Brown
- Brenda Fricker as Mrs. Brown
- Alison Whelan as Sheila
- Kirsten Sheridan as Sharon
- Declan Croghan as Tom
- Eanna MacLiam as Benny
- Marie Conmee as Sadie
- Cyril Cusack as Lord Castlewelland
- Phelim Drew as Brian
- Ruth McCabe as Mary
Where to watch My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
- United States: watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on ITVX Premium; watch free on ITVX; rent on Amazon Video, BFI Player; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube
- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
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