August Rush (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.
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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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Genre:Family, Drama, Music
Written By:James V. Hart, Nick Castle
In Theaters:11/21/2007
Box Office:$66,122,026
Runtime:114 minutes
Studio:Warner Bros. Pictures, Odyssey Entertainment, Southpaw Entertainment, CJ Entertainment
Cast
Kirsten Sheridan
Director
Freddie Highmore
August Rush
Keri Russell
Lyla Novacek
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Louis Connelly
Terrence Howard
Richard Jeffries
Robin Williams
Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace
William Sadler
Thomas Novacek
Marian Seldes
The Dean
Mykelti Williamson
Reverend James
Leon Thomas III
Arthur
Aaron Staton
Nick
Alex O'Loughlin
Marshall
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