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Ray (2004)

Movie"The extraordinary life story of Ray Charles."
Audience Score
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PG-13 2 hr 32 minOct 29th, 2004Music, Drama
Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.
StarringJamie FoxxKerry WashingtonRegina King
DirectorTaylor Hackford

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:October 29th, 2004 - Buy Tickets
On DVD & Blu-ray:February 1st, 2005 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$40,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$124,700,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:William J. Immerman, Jaime Rucker King
Production Companies:Bristol Bay Productions, Universal Pictures, Anvil Films, Baldwin Entertainment Group
Movie Tags:
biographyloss of loved onejazzcountry musicmelancholychildhood traumapianistusa historycautionaryblack people