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The Soloist is a american film of genre Drama directed by Joe Wright released in USA on 24 april 2009 with Jamie Foxx
The Soloist (2009)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 24 april 2009
Length 1h55
Directed by Joe Wright
OriginUSA
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Psychologie, Musical films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about autism, Violon
Rating66%
The Soloist is a 2009 British-American drama film directed by Joe Wright, and starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey, Jr.. It is based on the true story of Nathaniel Ayers, a musician who developed schizophrenia and became homeless. The screenplay by Susannah Grant is based on the book, The Soloist by Steve Lopez.
Foxx portrays Ayers, who is considered a cello prodigy, and Downey portrays Lopez, a Los Angeles Times columnist who discovers Ayers and writes about him in the newspaper. The film was released in theatres on 24 April 2009 and on DVD and Blu-ray August 5.
Synopsis
In 2005, Steve Lopez (Robert Downey, Jr.) is a journalist working for the L.A. Times. He is divorced and now works for his ex-wife, Mary (Catherine Keener), an editor. A biking accident lands Lopez in a hospital.Actors
Jamie Foxx
(Nathaniel Ayers)
Robert Downey Jr.
(Steve Lopez)
Catherine Keener
(Mary Weston)
Tom Hollander
(Graham Claydon)
Lisa Gay Hamilton
(Jennifer Ayers)
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