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Lorenzo's Oil

Lorenzo's Oil

1992 · Movie · 2h 15m · PG-13

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Synopsis

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.

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SourceRatingWeight
IMDb7.3/1042%
Rotten Tomatoes93%21%
Metacritic80/10021%
TMDB7.1/10591 votes16%
Balasaur Score78100%

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