Rent Rain Man (1988)

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2h 8min
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Synopsis:
Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise) has just discovered he has an autistic brother named Raymond (Dustin Hoffman) and is now taking him on the ride of his life. Or is it the other way around? From his refusal to drive on major highways, to his obsession with watching popular TV game-shows, Raymond first pushes hot-headed Charlie to the limits of his patience... and then pulls him completely out of his self-centred world. But what begins as a reluctant and unsentimental journey for the Babbitt brothers becomes a remarkable story which connects these two vastly different people in this poignant and powerful look at the unlimited potential of the human spirit.
Actors:
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Directors:
Producers:
Mark Johnson
Voiced By:
Royce D. Applegate, June Christopher, Anna Mathias, Archie Hahn, Luisa Leschin, Ira Miller, Chris Mulkey, Tracy Newman, Julie Payne, Reni Santoni, Bridget Sienna, Ruth Silveira, Jonathan Stark, Lynne Marie Stewart, Arnold F. Turner, Gigi Vorgan
Writers:
Barry Morrow, Ronald Bass
Others:
Ronald Bass, Barry Morrow, John Seale, Stu Linder, Linda DeScenna, Ida Random, Hans Zimmer
Studio:
20th Century Fox
Genres:
Drama
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Awards:

1989 Berlinale Golden Bear

1989 Oscar Best Actor

1989 Oscar Best Picture

1989 Oscar Best Director

1989 Oscar Best Original Screen Play

BBFC:
Release Date:
30/08/2004
Run Time:
128 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 5.1, Hungarian Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
Subtitles:
Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian, Swedish
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.85:1
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • "The Journey Of Rain Man" Featurette
  • "Lifting The Fog: A Look At The Mysteries Of Autism" Featurette
  • Original Featurette
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Audio Commentary By Director Barry Levinson
  • Audio Commentary By Writer Barry Morrow
  • Audio Commentary By Writer Ronald Bass
  • Photo Gallery
  • Original Theatrical Trailer
BBFC:
Release Date:
21/02/2011
Run Time:
128 minutes
Languages:
English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles:
English Hard of Hearing
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.85:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
(0) All
Bonus:
  • Audio Commentary by Director Barry Levinson
  • Audio Commentary by Writer Barry Morrow
  • Audio Commentary by Writer Ronald Bass
  • The Journey of 'Rain Man' Featurette
  • Lifting the Fog: A Look at the Mysteries of Autism Featurette
  • Deleted Scene
  • Original Theatrical Trailer

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Reviews (1) of Rain Man

Lovely Drama - Rain Man review by GI

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27/05/2025

Dustin Hoffman had the showy role as an autistic man thrust into the real world by his selfish brother but it's Tom Cruise, as that selfish brother, that takes this film. His performance here shows a depth of emotion that marks him as a significant actor and it's a shame he is overshadowed by the attention given to Hoffman in this film. A road movie drama that has laughs, tears and plenty of heartbreaking bromance vibes to make it a favourite of many to this day. Cruise plays Charlie, a self centred luxury car dealer whose business is on the rocks. He's a fast talking schemer who has oodles of self confidence believing he can get by on his wit and charm. But his world is turned upside down after the death of his estranged father and the discovery that his father's wealth has been left to an older brother Charlie never knew existed. The brother is Raymond (Hoffman) who is an autistic savant, and who lives by a carefully nurtured routine in an institution. Charlie craftily takes Raymond onto the road initially to figure out a way to get half the inheritance but, of course, despite the frustrations that Raymond's condition brings out in Charlie, he inevitably begins to discover aspects of his past through his brother and they bond. It's more a journey of Charlie than Raymond. His close proximity to his very disabled brother helps Charlie find his humanity and reinstatement of the moral compass he lost years ago. It's still a moving film and arguably one of Cruise' best performances before he decided he needed to be the most elderly stuntman in Hollywood!

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