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August Rush

August Rush

Family · Drama · Music · 2007

Evan, a musically gifted orphan, runs away from his orphanage and searches New York City for his birth parents. On his journey, he's taken under the wing of the Wizard, a homeless man who lives in an abandoned theater. After discovering his talent, the Wizard gives Evan the name "August Rush" and devises a plan to profit from his talent. Little does Evan know that his parents, Lyla and Louis, are searching for him too.

Movie details

August Rush

“An incredible journey moving at the speed of sound.”

2007 Family · Drama · Music 1h 54m

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TMDB

7.4 / 10

Community rating

Evan, a musically gifted orphan, runs away from his orphanage and searches New York City for his birth parents. On his journey, he's taken under the wing of the Wizard, a homeless man who lives in an abandoned theater. After discovering his talent, the Wizard gives Evan the name "August Rush" and devises a plan to profit from his talent. Little does Evan know that his parents, Lyla and Louis, are searching for him too.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Kirsten Sheridan

Written by

James V. Hart · Nick Castle · Paul Castro

Freddie Highmore

Freddie Highmore

August Rush

Keri Russell

Keri Russell

Lyla Novacek

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Louis Connelly

Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard

Richard Jeffries

Robin Williams

Robin Williams

Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace

William Sadler

William Sadler

Thomas Novacek

Marian Seldes

Marian Seldes

The Dean

Court is in session

Put August Rush on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.