Rain Man
Charlie learns that the father who threw him out as a teenager has died and left him a convertible and a previously unknown brother, Raymond. Raymond is autistic but able to calculate complicated mathematical problems in his head with great speed and accuracy. Enraged by what has happened and by his father keeping Raymond's existence from him, Charlie kidnaps Raymond from his residential home, and the two begin a long road trip.
December 26, 1988
Cast:
Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino
Barry Levinson
Producer:
Mark Johnson
Written by:
Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass
Distributor:
United Artists
$25 million
Box Office:
$354.8 million
Awards:
Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Leading Actor (Dustin Hoffman)
Academy Award for Best Director (Barry Levinson)
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Art Direction
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Original Score
Metacritic Score:
65
Rotten Tomatoes Score:
90%