Lorenzo's Oil
1992 · 135 min
Directed by George Miller. Written by George Miller, Nick Enright. Starring Nick Nolte, Susan Sarandon, Peter Ustinov, Ann Hearn.
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.
Critics 92% · audiences 80% · 2 Oscar nominations