The Soloist

2009 - ENGLISH - MOVIE

Biography Drama Musical Music

A journalist encounters a talented homeless man with schizophrenia, helps him get a cello, tries to assist him but faces challenges, eventually reconciles and the homeless man receives ongoing support, while the journalist takes up playing the guitar. The Soloist is a 2009 English-language Biography Drama motion picture featuring Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr., Catherine Keener, Tom Hollander, Lisagay Hamilton, Robert Downey Jr and Elise D orazio. The movie is inspired from The Soloist: A Lost Dream an Unlikely Friendship and the Redemptive Power of Music by Steve Lopez. DreamWorks Pictures in association with StudioCanal , Participant Media and Working Title Films. were the production houses involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Gary Foster and Russ Krasnoff. The Soloist is written by Susannah Grant and Steve Lopez and it is directed by Joe Wright. Paramount Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the film. The Soloist was released on 24th April 2009 and takes a screen time of 117 minutes. The Soloist was made on a budget of $60 million and at the box office it grossed only $38 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by Susannah Grant. Cinematography was done by Seamus McGarvey and editing by Paul Tothill. The music was composed by Dario Marianelli.
musical emotional compelling manipulative inspirational
  • Jini Score
    5.4/10
  • Critics Score
    60%
  • Rating
    6.7/10
  • Jini Score
    5.4%
  • Critics Score
    60
  • Rating
    6.7
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Release Date24 APR 2009
Budget$ 60 MILLION
Language

English

Genre

Biography , Drama , Musical , Music

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The Soloist Reviews and Ratings

Average Review Rating : positive

62.65%

Positive Review Rating : 60%

60%
    • Downeys performance isnt at fault; his usual hard driving mixture of prickly empathy and slick contempt is easy enough to watch. ( Read More )
    • Owen Gleiberman

      The Soloist is based on a true story, but it takes pains not to sweeten the facts. ( Read More )
    • Roger Ebert

      The Soloist has all the elements of an uplifting drama, except for the uplift.The story is compelling, the actors are in place, but I was never sure what the filmmakers wanted me to feel about it. ( Read More )
    • S. Jhoanna Robledo

      Here, hes muted (in a good way),even when hes frustrated, scared, or enraged. ( Read More )
    • Its almost as if the film aspires to soar to great heights and instead, sputters out. ( Read More )
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