The 1989 Best Film Oscar-winner about self-centred businessman Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise) and his reunion with estranged, autistic brother Raymond...
The 1989 Best Film Oscar-winner about self-centred businessman Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise) and his reunion with estranged, autistic brother Raymond (Dustin Hoffman in an Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA-winning performance).
When their wealthy dad dies, Charlie is furious to be left only the family's prize roses and car whereas Raymond gets $3 million. So Charlie heads to Cincinnati and "borrows" Raymond - a brother he never knew he had - from the institution where he lives, hoping to use him as leverage to claim half the fortune.
Rain Man was a project championed by Hoffman and was famously turned down by a handful of big name directors including Sydney Pollack and Steven Spielberg.
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88 %137 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
90 %314,707 reviewsAudience score rating
"One of the year's most intriguing film premises is given uneven, slightly off-target treatment in UA's Rain Man."
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Variety
Variety"Of course, it's annoying. But it's also funny, touching and true, striking chords without ever reducing Raymond to a performing puppy. Definitely."
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Total Film
Total Film"Its end effect depends largely on one's susceptibility to the sight of an actor acting nonstop and extremely well, but to no particularly urgent dramatic purpose."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"So fascinating because it refuses to supply those questions with sentimental but unrealistic answers."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"Hoffman and Cruise give signature performances in this thoughtful, and hugely enjoyable, classic."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineRain Man | Details
Award winner- Best Picture, Lead Actor (Hoffman), Director and Original Screenplay at the 1989 Academy Awards; Best Picture (Drama) and Actor (Hoffman) at the 1989 Golden Globes; Best Acting (Hoffman), Editing and Original Screenplay at the 1990 BAFTA Awards
- Runtime
- 133
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- USA
