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My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
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.
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Checked Jul 27, 2026
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown is available to stream on DirecTV On Demand, MGM+, MGM+ (Via Amazon Prime), Philo, YouTube TV, and Fubo in United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon, Apple TV, Fandango at Home, and Google Play. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
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Synopsis
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.
More about My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
Cast
Daniel Day-LewisChristy Brown
Brenda FrickerMrs. Brown
Kirsten SheridanSharon
Eanna MacLiamBenny
Cyril CusackLord CastlewellandCredits
- Directed by
- Jim Sheridan
- Written by
- Shane Connaughton, Jim Sheridan
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $645.2K
- Box office
- $14.7M
Production
- Ferndale FilmsIreland
Granada TelevisionUnited Kingdom
RTÉIreland
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