The Soloist
2009 · Movie · 1h 57m · PG-13
DramaMusic
"Life has a mind of its own"
Overview
A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Juilliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.
Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes
56%
Metacritic
61/100
Key crew
- Joe WrightDirector
- Susannah GrantScreenplay
- Dario MarianelliOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Robert Downey Jr.Steve Lopez
- Jamie FoxxNathaniel Ayers
- Catherine KeenerMary Weston
- Tom HollanderGraham Claydon
- Nelsan EllisDavid Carter
- Michael BuninAdam Crane
- LisaGay HamiltonJennifer Ayers
- Rachael HarrisLeslie Bloom
- Stephen RootCurt Reynolds
- Lorraine ToussaintFlo Ayers
- Jena MaloneCheery Lab Tech
- Octavia SpencerTroubled Woman
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Themes
newspaperschizophreniamusicianviolincellobased on true storylos angeles, californiaunlikely friendshiphomeless mantheater audience