In his Oscar winning role Dustin Hoffman joins Hollywood heart-throb Tom Cruise to bring a funny and moving tale of brotherly love to the screen. Heartless Charlie Babbitt expects a vast inheritance after his estranged father dies. But Raymond, his institutionalised older brother, someone he's been totally unaware of, is willed the entire fortune instead. Raymond is an 'autistic savant' with severely limited mental abilities in some areas but with genius gifts in others. When Charlie kidnaps Raymond, the crazy cross-country drive back to Los Angeles teaches them both a few lessons in life. For as they overcome their mutual distrust of each other, a deep bond is forged as they painfully share past memories, present problems and a possible shining future together.
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Synopsis
Dustin Hoffman wins the coveted Best Actor prize for his brilliant portrayal of savant Raymond Babbitt. His brother, Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise) is a hustler who feels he's been cheated out of his three million-dollar inheritances. When he discovers his autistic brother in an institution, he abducts him in a last-ditch attempt to extort his "fair share" of the family estate. What begins as an unsentimental kidnapping evolves into a mystical cross-country odyssey of love, family and self-revelation.
Run Time:
133 minutes
Studio:
United Artists
FullScreen:
None
Widescreen:
Yes
Format:
PAL
Aspect:
1.78:1
Director:
Barry Levinson
Cast:
Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino
Writer:
Ronald Bass, Barry Morrow
Producer:
Mark Johnson
Composer:
Hans Zimmer
Subtitles:
English, English for the Hearing Impaired, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian
Audio:
English Dolby Digital 5.1, German Dolby Digital Stereo Surr, Spanish Dolby Digital Stereo Sur, French Dolby Digital Stereo Surr, Italian dolby Digital Stereo
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Reviews
– Customer review on 23/03/2007
dustin hoffman won the best actor academy award for his role in this movie, and it only takes one watch for the viewers to be convinced that he with out a doubt served the recognition. tom cruise is excellent in this film as well, as the 'normal' brother who wants to gets his share of the inheritance from his brother
A lovingly inspirational movie that shows the difference between two brothers can eventually bring them together with love and friendship. One brother (Tom Cruise) is highly selfish and wants a share of his wealthy inheritance, while the other brother (Dustin Hoffman) is autistic and therefore extremely challenging for his brother. However, they learn to love and respect each other in this lovely movie.
Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman are unrivalled in their performances in this film. Hoffman's autistic brother is fantastic. This film is brilliant for every age group although it will be too deep for young children or those people with short attention spans. Rain man was a hit when it was release and is still considered a great film, this is rightly so. A classic from the out set this film deserves every good review it ever earnt.
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