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Movie · 2004 · 152 min

A sweeping, soulful rise-and-fall portrait carried by a magnetic performance, moving between joyful music and the quiet ache of addiction and loss.

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2004 American biographical musical drama film
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Year
2004
Runtime
152 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • music
  • addiction
  • race
  • identity
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour3
Realism8
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, biographical, musical
Directed by
Taylor Hackford
Written by
Jimmy White, Taylor Hackford, James L. White
Starring
Ray Charles, Jamie Foxx, Usher, Kerry Washington, Richard Schiff, Terrence Howard, Regina King, Warwick Davis
Music
Ray Charles, Craig Armstrong
Cinematography
Paweł Edelman
Runtime
152 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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