Storyline
A drama with fairy tale elements, where an orphaned musical prodigy uses his gift as a clue to finding his birth parents.
Directors
Cast
Paul Thornton, Mykelti Williamson, Robin Williams, Stream, William Sadler, Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell, Bernadette Lords, Marc Alan Austen, Terrence Howard, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Marian Seldes, Leon G. Thomas III, Aaron Staton, Alex O'Loughlin, Jamia Simone Nash, Becki Newton, Ronald Guttman, Bonnie McKee, Michael Drayer, Megan Gallagher, Che Landon, Jamie O'Keeffe, Tyler McGuckin, Anais Bonet, Bilal Bishop, Michael R. Hammonds II, Timmy Mitchum, Henry Caplan, John Knox, Amy V. Dewhurst, Victor Verhaeghe, Darrie Lawrence, Sean Haberle, Jamal Joseph, Robert Aberdeen, Georgia Creighton, Joshua Jaymz Doss, Craig Johnson, Dominic Colón, Paula Rittie, Jo Yang, Logan Anderson, Justin Ellis-Johnson, Tony Galtieri, Matt Gorsky, Gina Hernandez, Brian Hopson, Ryan Hutchins, David Kneeream, Koo Hye-sun, Deirdre Lorenz, Lisa Maris, Robert Myers, Greg Nutcher, Antone Pagán, Vincent James Russo, Sybelle Silverphoenix, Christina Vinsick
Trailer
Reviews
75
Will not be for everyone, but it works if you surrender to its lilting and unabashedly sentimental tale of evocative music and visual poetry.
70
The Hollywood Reporter
The story is about musicians and how music connects people, so the movie's score and songs, created by composers Mark Mancina and Hans Zimmer, give poetic whimsy to an implausible tale.
67
In the end, this could be the year's most sharply defined love-it-or-hate-it movie.
60
Empire
Unapologetically preposterous, but it is a (very sweet) fairy tale and Highmore is captivating.
60
Variety
Only auds immune to diabetic rushes should head for August Rush, though tolerant parents wanting wholesome entertainment for the kids will like it for its repetitive encouragement of creativity.
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