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The Mighty

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The Mighty
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PG13,1hr 40min
Genres:
Drama,Comedy
Released:
October 9, 1998
Director:
Peter Chelsom
Distributor:
Miramax Films
Starring:
Sharon Stone, Elden Henson, Kieran Culkin  ...more
Synopsis: In the tradition of My Left Foot (1989), Peter Chelsom directed this emotional drama of outcasts, adapted from the Rodman Philbrick's popular young-adult novel Freak the Mighty. Although burly, slow-paced eight-grader Maxwell Kane (Elden Hensen), who narrates, is learning disabled, he nevertheless has a poetic soul, as evidenced when he meets the bright and brainy Kevin Dillon (Kieran Culkin), crippled by a birth defect. The physically deformed Kevin, who wears leg braces and uses crutches, suffers ... Full Synopsis
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Derek Armstrong, AMG Review
Ably sidestepping treacle, the modern fairy tale The Mighty succeeds on the strength of true performances by the pituitary-challenged Elden Henson and Kieran Culkin (showcasing far more natural ability than ever displayed by his older brother, McCauley). That the latter child actor rides around on the shoulders of the former for much of the movie, together one complete boy, makes them a defiant rather ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Sharon Stone
Gwen Dillon
Elden Henson
Maxwell Kane
Kieran Culkin
Kevin Dillon
Gena Rowlands
Gram
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