The Soloist (2009) movie poster

The Soloist (2009)

"Life has a mind of its own"
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👍 73%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 58%
DramaMusic

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Director
Joe Wright
Runtime
1h 57m
Country
France, United States of America, United Kingdom
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.7/10 (811 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
56%
Metacritic
61

Cast

Robert Downey Jr. as Steve Lopez · 75% avg
Jamie Foxx as Nathaniel Ayers · 72% avg
Catherine Keener as Mary Weston · 68% avg
Tom Hollander as Graham Claydon · 71% avg
Nelsan Ellis as David Carter · 73% avg
Michael Bunin as Adam Crane
LisaGay Hamilton as Jennifer Ayers · 71% avg
Rachael Harris as Leslie Bloom · 69% avg

Is The Soloist good?

Most people think so. 73% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 58%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#2041 / 3335 · Drama
Rank in its year
#129 / 230 · 2009
Rank among its director's films
#5 / 8 · Joe Wright
On ThumbScore's lists
Best Free Music Movies on Kanopy (#16) · Best Free Music Movies on Hoopla (#17)

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Juilliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper. Wikipedia ↗

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