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Lorenzo's Oil
MEANRANK
76/100
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 53, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 93. Critics average 86, everyone else 74.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Based on a true story, parents are told there is no cure for their son's rare, degenerative nerve disease. Refusing to accept this, they embark on a desperate mission to educate themselves in medicine and biochemistry. They challenge the medical establishment and tirelessly research until they discover a possible therapy using a specific oil.
Details
- Director
- George Miller
- Writers
- George Miller, Nick Enright
- Studio
- Kennedy Miller Productions
- Released
- 30 December 1992
- Country
- Australia
- Language
- English, Italian, Swahili
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $30.0M
- Box office
- $7.3M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 5 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| Academy Awards 1992 | Best Actress | Susan Sarandon | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1992 | Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | George Miller and Nick Enright | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1992 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Susan Sarandon | Nominee |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 1992 | Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | George Miller and Nick Enright | Nominee |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1992 | Best Actress | Susan Sarandon | Nominee |
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5 awards — Lorenzo's Oil
×| Best Actress | Susan Sarandon | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | George Miller and Nick Enright | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Susan Sarandon | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | George Miller and Nick Enright | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Susan Sarandon | Nominee |