1986 · 1h 59m · Drama, Romance
Children of a Lesser God
Directed byRanda Haines
IMDb
7.2
20.3K votes
Metacritic
80
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Rotten Tomatoes
81%
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US release Mar 5, 1987 by Paramount Pictures
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Critics vs the crowd
Critics (Metacritic)80
Audience (IMDb x 10)72
Critics liked it more than audiences did, by 8 points.
Top billed
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Randa Haines
- Music
- Michael Convertino
- Cinematography
- John Seale
- Editing
- Lisa Fruchtman
- Producers
- Patrick J. PalmerBurt Sugarman
5 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 1987William Hurt
- WonBest Actress · Academy Awards 1987Marlee Matlin
- NominatedBest Picture · Academy Awards 1987Burt Sugarman and Patrick Palmer, Producers
- NominatedBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1987Hesper Anderson, Mark Medoff
- NominatedBest Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1987Piper Laurie
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