Lorenzo's Oil (1993)
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Reviews Counted: 23 Fresh: 21 Rotten:2 Average Rating: 6.6/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 16 mins
Synopsis: Based on a true 1985 story, "Lorenzo's Oil" chronicles a couple's search for a cure for their son's fatal disease. After diagnosing 5-year-old Lorenzo Odone's condition as an extremly rare degeneration of the nervous system known as Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), the doctors tell his... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Susan Sarandon, Nick Nolte, Peter Ustinov, Kathleen Wilhoite, Zack O'Malley Greenburg
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It takes time to get over Nick Nolte's "wrong" accent, but Susan Sarandon gives a marvelous performance in the George Miller-directed, fact-based drama about a family torn by the degenerative disease of their young boy. Tough but rewarding film to watch
02/14/07
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02/09/06
Filmdom's most powerful movie about parental concern carried to the max.
06/06/04
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05/20/03
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The true story of two loving parents who fashion a miracle to save the life of their son afflicted with an orphan disease.
08/21/02
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