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My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

Film · 1989

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.

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The people who made it

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Behind the camera

  1. Jim Sheridandirector · writer
  2. Shane Connaughtonwriter
  3. Steve Morrisonexecutive producer
  4. J. Patrick Duffnereditor
  5. Paul M. Hellerexecutive producer
  6. Jack Conroycinematographer
  7. Nuala Moisellecasting director
  8. Elmer Bernsteincomposer
  9. Noel Pearsonproducer
  10. Arthur Lappinproducer
  11. Austen Spriggsproduction designer

On screen

  1. Alison Whelanlead actor
  2. Kirsten Sheridanlead actor
  3. Brenda Frickerlead actor
  4. Daniel Day-Lewislead actor
  5. Declan Croghansupporting actor
  6. Marie Conmeesupporting actor
  7. Eanna MacLiamsupporting actor
  8. Phelim Drewsupporting actor
  9. Ruth McCabesupporting actor
  10. Cyril Cusacksupporting actor
  11. Fiona Shawsupporting actor
  12. Aisling Murnaneguest actor
  13. Albert Kavanaghguest actor
  14. Audrey Diffleyguest actor
  15. Barry Keaneguest actor
  16. Barry Lordguest actor
  17. Caromy Corcoranguest actor
  18. Cathy Corcoranguest actor
  19. Charlie Robertsguest actor
  20. Colm Rowlandguest actor
  21. Dawn Kursinczyguest actor
  22. Dean Cliffordguest actor
  23. Deborah Pierceguest actor
  24. Denis O'Learyguest actor
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Across the whole team

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  1. The Field1990 · FilmExceptional· 12 shared
  2. Intermission2003 · FilmFaint· 4 shared
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From the people who made My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

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  2. The Boxer1997 · FilmExceptional· 6 shared
  3. In the Name of the Father1993 · FilmExceptional· 8 shared
  4. The Secret Scripture2017 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  5. Get Rich or Die Tryin'2005 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  6. Bloody Sunday2002 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  7. Dream House2011 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  8. Into the West1992 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  9. Michael Collins1996 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  10. Brothers2009 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  11. Lockerbie: A Search for Truth2025 · TV seriesStrong· 2 shared
  12. Withnail & I1987 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  13. Enter the Dragon1973 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  14. Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco1996 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  15. The Hunted1995 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  16. Educating Rita1983 · FilmNotable· 3 shared
  17. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song2000 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  18. Laws of Attraction2004 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  19. The Dead1987 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  20. Rawhead Rex1986 · FilmNotable· 4 shared
  21. King Arthur2004 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  22. Ondine2010 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  23. The Last of the High Kings1996 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  24. The General1998 · FilmFaint· 4 shared
  25. The Hallelujah Trail1965 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  26. See No Evil1971 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  27. An American Werewolf in London1981 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  28. The Rainmaker1997 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  29. The Magnificent Seven Ride!1972 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
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  31. Keeping the Faith2000 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  32. The Deep End of the Ocean1999 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  33. The Comancheros1961 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  34. Return of the Seven1966 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  35. The Blues Brothers1980 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
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  46. Thoroughly Modern Millie1967 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  47. Hud1963 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
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  51. Birdman of Alcatraz1962 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  52. Some Came Running1958 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  53. True Grit1969 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  54. The Man with the Golden Arm1955 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
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  56. The Great Escape1963 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  57. Ghostbusters1984 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
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  59. To Kill a Mockingbird1962 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
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  74. A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies1995 · TV seriesFaint· 1 shared
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  88. The Bridge at Remagen1969 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
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  95. The Black Cauldron1985 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
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  99. Robin Hood1991 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  100. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy1979 · TV seriesFaint· 1 shared
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Through the cast

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  1. Lincoln: An American JourneyDaniel Day-Lewis2013 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  2. AnemoneDaniel Day-Lewis2025 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  3. The Age of InnocenceDaniel Day-LewisElmer Bernstein1993 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  4. August RushKirsten Sheridan2007 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  5. Veronica GuerinBrenda FrickerNuala Moiselle2003 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  6. Phantom ThreadDaniel Day-Lewis2017 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  7. The Ballad of Jack and RoseDaniel Day-Lewis2005 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  8. The BountyDaniel Day-Lewis1984 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  9. My Beautiful LaundretteDaniel Day-Lewis1985 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  10. The CrucibleDaniel Day-Lewis1996 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  11. LincolnDaniel Day-Lewis2012 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  12. There Will Be BloodDaniel Day-Lewis2007 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  13. The Unbearable Lightness of BeingDaniel Day-Lewis1988 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  14. Angels in the OutfieldBrenda Fricker1994 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  15. Say NothingKirsten Sheridan2024 · TV seriesFaint· 1 shared
  16. Inside I'm DancingBrenda FrickerRuth McCabe2004 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  17. NineDaniel Day-Lewis2009 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  18. The Last of the MohicansDaniel Day-Lewis1992 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  19. Gangs of New YorkDaniel Day-Lewis2002 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  20. Circle of FriendsRuth McCabeMarie Conmee1995 · FilmFaint· 4 shared
  21. A Time to KillBrenda Fricker1996 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  22. SpielbergDaniel Day-Lewis2017 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  23. Home Alone 2: Lost in New YorkBrenda Fricker1992 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  24. So I Married an Axe MurdererBrenda Fricker1993 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  25. A Room with a ViewDaniel Day-Lewis1986 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  26. Fahrenheit 451Cyril Cusack1966 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  27. Harold and MaudeCyril Cusack1971 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  28. Sacco & VanzettiCyril Cusack1971 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  29. The Butcher BoyFiona Shaw1998 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  30. Angela's AshesEanna MacLiamPhelim Drew1999 · FilmFaint· 4 shared
  31. Nineteen Eighty-FourCyril Cusack1984 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  32. Odd Man OutCyril Cusack1947 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  33. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of ChangeCyril Cusack2000 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  34. Undercover BluesFiona Shaw1993 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  35. The Miracle ClubBrenda Fricker2023 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  36. Wild About HarryRuth McCabeAdrian Dunbar2000 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  37. Albert NobbsBrenda Fricker2011 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  38. Far and AwayCyril Cusack1992 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  39. IFFiona Shaw2024 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  40. Ripper StreetDeclan CroghanPhelim Drew2012 · TV seriesFaint· 5 shared
  41. Vikings: ValhallaDeclan Croghan2022 · TV seriesFaint· 1 shared
  42. CasualtyBrenda Fricker1986 · TV seriesFaint· 1 shared
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  45. Mrs WilsonFiona Shaw2018 · TV seriesFaint· 1 shared
  46. LizzieFiona Shaw2018 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  47. True ConfessionsCyril Cusack1981 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  48. The Man Who Never WasCyril Cusack1956 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  49. Wake WoodRuth McCabe2011 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  50. Hot MilkFiona Shaw2025 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  51. Good VibrationsRuth McCabeAdrian Dunbar2012 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  52. The Spy Who Came In from the ColdCyril Cusack1965 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  53. PhilomenaRuth McCabe2013 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  54. The Italian ConnectionCyril Cusack1972 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  55. The Secret of Roan InishEileen Colgan1994 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  56. BaptisteFiona Shaw2019 · TV seriesFaint· 1 shared
  57. MaigretFiona Shaw2016 · TV seriesFaint· 1 shared
  58. Killing EveFiona Shaw2018 · TV seriesFaint· 1 shared
  59. The Day of the JackalCyril Cusack1973 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  60. All the Way BoysCyril Cusack1972 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  61. The MissionRay McAnally1986 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  62. Anna KareninaFiona Shaw1997 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  63. Jesus of NazarethCyril Cusack1977 · TV seriesFaint· 1 shared
  64. That ChristmasFiona Shaw2024 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  65. The Taming of the ShrewCyril Cusack1967 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  66. The English TeacherFiona Shaw2013 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  67. Catch and ReleaseFiona Shaw2006 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  68. PersuasionFiona Shaw1995 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  69. The StagHugh O'Conor2013 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  70. The AvengersFiona Shaw1998 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  71. The CommitmentsEanna MacLiamPhelim Drew1991 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  72. Sunday Bloody SundayDaniel Day-Lewis1971 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  73. Enola HolmesFiona Shaw2020 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  74. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneFiona Shaw2001 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  75. FractureFiona Shaw2007 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  76. 3 Men and a Little LadyFiona Shaw1990 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  77. Dorian GrayFiona Shaw2009 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  78. Line of DutyAdrian Dunbar2012 · TV seriesFaint· 1 shared
  79. Super Mario Bros.Fiona Shaw1993 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  80. Ladies FirstFiona Shaw2026 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  81. GandhiDaniel Day-Lewis1982 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  82. Echo ValleyFiona Shaw2025 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  83. Closing the RingBrenda Fricker2007 · FilmFaint· 1 shared

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