Parents need to know that My Left Foot is based on the memoir of Christy Brown, an Irish author and artist born with cerebral palsy in early '30s Dublin. Gritty and sometimes difficult to watch, the movie is ultimately uplifting, with positive messages about overcoming adversity and about people with physical differences or challenges being human, just like anyone. There are a few fights with punches and kicks but no blood or gore. A picture of a fully nude woman is on-screen for a second or two, and tweens speculate about sex and babies briefly. Other sexual content includes a teen pregnancy and Brown's longing for romance. Strong language includes occasional use of "f--k," and "bitch," "bastard," and "ass" are used once each. A few scenes take place in pubs where people drink and smoke, and Christy drinks to excess two or three times.
