Rain Man
7.8/10
Rating
134 min
Runtime
1988
Release Year
Barry Levinson
Director
Cast
Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Gerald R. Molen, Jack Murdock
Quick Synopsis
After the death of his estranged father, car dealer Charlie Babbitt goes back to his hometown of Cincinnati and finds out he has an older brother named Raymond, who is a savant living in a mental institution. Charlie learns that their father's $3 million inheritance is left to the institution, not to him or Raymond. Hoping to claim the money, Charlie takes Raymond out of the facility and travels with him to Los Angeles. During their journey across the country, the brothers develop a deeper understanding of each other, which leads to significant changes in their lives.
Detailed Synopsis of Rain Man
When car dealer Charlie Babbitt learns that his estranged father has died, he returns home to Cincinnati, where he discovers that he has a savant older brother named Raymond and that his father's $3 million fortune is being left to the mental institution in which Raymond lives. Motivated by his father's money, Charlie checks Raymond out of the facility in order to return with him to Los Angeles. The brothers' cross-country trip ends up changing both their lives.
