Lorenzo's Oil

"Some people make their own miracles."

1992 2h 15m EN

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7.1

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93%

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METACRITIC

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7.3

IMDB

★7.1TMDB · 589🍅93%Rotten Tomatoes●80Metacritic★7.3IMDB · 24,891

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“Some people make their own miracles.”

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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: George Miller
Writers: George Miller, Nick Enright
Languages: English, Italian, Swahili
Countries: Australia

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MONEY

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Earned back only 24% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Italian, Swahili.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by George Miller, shot by John Seale. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christine Woodruff. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Richard Francis-Bruce shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Nick Nolte and Susan Sarandon and Peter Ustinov carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Some people make their own miracles.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

George Miller directs. John Seale behind the camera. Christine Woodruff scores. Richard Francis-Bruce cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Australia. Dialogue in English, Italian, Swahili.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 24% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
234 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Italian, Swahili.
4Directed by George Miller, shot by John Seale. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Christine Woodruff. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Richard Francis-Bruce shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Nick Nolte and Susan Sarandon and Peter Ustinov carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Some people make their own miracles.".
9IMDB entry: tt0104756 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.