Movie

The Soloist

Life has a mind of its own

2009★ 6.7 · 8331h 57mDramaMusic

Overview

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

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Cast

Robert Downey Jr.
as Steve Lopez

Jena Malone
as Cheery Lab Tech

Octavia Spencer
as Troubled Woman

Jamie Foxx
as Nathaniel Ayers

Stephen Root
as Curt Reynolds

Tom Hollander
as Graham Claydon

Catherine Keener
as Mary Weston

Rachael Harris
as Leslie Bloom

Noel Gugliemi
as Winston Street Cop

LisaGay Hamilton
as Jennifer Ayers

Lorraine Toussaint
as Flo Ayers

Patricia Place
as Cello Donor

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Release date: 2009-04-24

Budget: $60,000,000

Revenue: $38,332,994

Runtime: 1h 57m

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DramaMusic

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