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Rain Man

Rain Man

A journey through understanding and fellowship.

19887.82h 14m

Overview

When car dealer Charlie Babbitt learns that his estranged father has died, he returns home to Cincinnati, where he discovers that he has a savant older brother named Raymond 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.

Directed by Barry Levinson
Written by Ronald Bass, Barry Morrow
Produced by Mark Johnson
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $354.8M

Top Cast

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Raymond Babbitt

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise

Charlie Babbitt

Valeria Golino

Valeria Golino

Susanna

Gerald R. Molen

Gerald R. Molen

Dr. Bruner

Jack Murdock

Jack Murdock

John Mooney

Michael D. Roberts

Michael D. Roberts

Vern

Ralph Seymour

Ralph Seymour

Lenny

Lucinda Jenney

Lucinda Jenney

Iris

Bonnie Hunt

Bonnie Hunt

Sally Dibbs

Kim Robillard

Kim Robillard

Small Town Doctor

Themes & Keywords

mentally disabledindividualloss of loved oneyuppieautismcar dealeregocentrismconvertibleroad tripblackjackcincinnatitravellas vegaspsychiatristdisabilitymentally handicapped manduringcreditsstingerasperger's syndromesuppressed memoryforgotten memorysentimentalmelodramaticsavant syndrome

About Rain Man

Rain Man is a drama film released in 1988 exploring themes of mentally disabled, individual, loss of loved one, yuppie, autism, car dealer. Directed by Barry Levinson, it stars Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino. When car dealer Charlie Babbitt learns that his estranged father has died, he returns home to Cincinnati, where he discovers that he has a savant older brother named Raymond 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.

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