Rain Man (1988)

Rain Man (1988)
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Release Date: December 16th, 1988

DVD Release Date: February 6th, 2001

R |2 hr 13 min

Plot Summary

When car dealer Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise) learns that his estranged father has died, he returns home to Cincinnati, where he discovers that he has an autistic older brother named Raymond (Dustin Hoffman) and that his father's $3 million fortune is being left to the mental institution in which Raymond lives. Motivated by his father's money, Charlie checks Raymond out of the facility in order to return with him to Los Angeles. The brothers' cross-country trip ends up changing both their lives.

Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Gerald R. Molen, Jack Murdock, Michael D. Roberts, Ralph Seymour, Lucinda Jenney

Director: Barry Levinson

Genres: Drama , Comedy drama

Production Co: Guber-Peters Company

Distributors: United Artists, MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc.

Keywords: Amusing , Transformation , Doctor , Moving , Family , 1980s , Hospital , Girlfriend , Emotional

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Ratings & Reviews

100
Mike ClarkUSA Today
There've been few screen moments more moving this year than Cruise's initial reaction to his brother's almost superhuman math prowess. [16 Dec 1988]
88
Roger EbertChicago Sun-Times
How can you make a movie about a man who cannot change, whose whole life is anchored and defended by routine? Few actors could get anywhere with this challenge, and fewer still could absorb and even entertain us with their performance, but Hoffman proves again that he almost seems to thrive on impossible acting challenges. show more
90
Julie SalamonWall Street Journal
A film that is both touching and generous of spirit - and funny as well. [15 Dec 1988, p.A16(E)]