The Mighty (1998)

Directed by

Peter Chelsom

Genre

drama film, buddy film, comedy drama, coming-of-age film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 296 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two teenage boys form a close friendship. One is physically disabled and highly intelligent. The other is large and has a learning disability. They help each other face bullies and personal struggles.

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What happens

The Mighty is a 1998 American coming of age buddy comedy-drama film directed by Peter Chelsom and written by Charles Leavitt. Based on the book Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick, it stars Sharon Stone, Gena Rowlands, Gillian Anderson, Harry Dean Stanton, Kieran Culkin, James Gandolfini, and Elden Henson. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed $6.1 million on a $100,000 budget. For her performance, Stone received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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