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A Balasaur Score of 76 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 80%, Metacritic 73/100. Every source lands within 7 points of the others, across 2,300 audience votes. Scores higher than 89% of the 3,128 2000s drama movies in this catalog. It runs long at 2h 32m.
Synopsis
Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Metacritic73/100
2,294 audience votes
Key crew
- Taylor HackfordDirector
- James L. WhiteScreenplay
- Craig ArmstrongOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jamie FoxxRay Charles
- Kerry WashingtonDella Bea Robinson
- Regina KingMargie Hendricks
- Harry LennixJoe Adams
- Clifton PowellJeff Brown
- Bokeem WoodbineFathead Newman
- Sharon WarrenAretha Robinson
- C.J. SandersYoung Ray Robinson
- Curtis ArmstrongAhmet Ertegun
- Richard SchiffJerry Wexler
- Larenz TateQuincy Jones
- Terrence HowardGossie McGee
Stills
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Themes
blindness and impaired visioncountry musicjazzloss of loved oneoverdosebus ridegeorgiamelancholyrecord producerbiographyrags to richeschildhood trauma
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