The Soloist

The Soloist

The Soloist is a 2009 British-American drama film directed by Joe Wright, and starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. It is based on the true story of Nathaniel Ayers, a musician who developed schizophrenia and became homeless. The screenplay by Susannah Grant is based on the book, The Soloist by Steve Lopez. Foxx portrays Ayers, who is considered a cello prodigy, and Downey portrays Lopez, a Los Angeles Times columnist who discovers Ayers and writes about him in the newspaper. The film was released in theatres on 24 April 2009 and on DVD and Blu-ray August 5.

Production: Dreamworks/Paramount
  1 win & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Metacritic:
61
Rotten Tomatoes:
56%
PG-13
Year:
2009
117
$31,670,931
Website
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