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Ray (2004)

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Reviews Counted:193

Fresh:156

Rotten:37

Average Rating:7.3/10

Consensus: Critics can't stop loving Jamie Foxx's performance in Ray, which is being hailed as an engrossing and energetic take on Charles' achievements and demons.

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Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for depiction of drug addiction, sexuality, and some thematic elements

Runtime: 2 hr. 32 min.

Genre: Drama

Theatrical Release: Oct 29, 2004 Wide

Box Office: $75.2M

Synopsis: Born in a poor town in Georgia, Ray Charles went blind at the age of seven shortly after witnessing his younger brother's accidental death. Inspired... Born in a poor town in Georgia, Ray Charles went blind at the age of seven shortly after witnessing his younger brother's accidental death. Inspired by a fiercely independent mother who insisted he make his own way in the world, Charles found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered incorporating gospel, country, jazz and orchestral influences into his inimitable style. As he revolutionized the way people appreciated music, he simultaneously fought segregation in the very clubs that launched him and championed artists' rights within the corporate music business. [More]

Starring: Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King, Clifton Powell

Starring: Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King, Clifton Powell, Aunjanue Ellis, Harry J. Lennix, Terrence Howard, Larenz Tate, Bokeem Woodbine, Sharen Warren, Curtis Armstrong, Richard Schiff, C.J. Sanders, Wendell Pierce, Chris Thomas King, David Krumholtz, Warwick Davis, Patrick Bauchau, Robert Wisdom, Denise Dowse, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Rick Gomez, Kurt Fuller, Julian Bond, Kimberly Ardison, Renee Wilson, Willlie Metcalf, Michael Pniewski, Terrone Bell, Richard A. Smith, Gary Grubbs, Carol Sutton, Bill Breaux, Alex Van, Roland "Bob" Harris, Tom Clark, Afemo Omilami, Elizabeth Omilami, Vernel Bagneris, Fahnlohnee R. Harris, Michael Travis Stone, Eric O'Neal Jr., Tequan Richmond, Matthew Benjamin, John Swasey, James Huston, Marc Lynn, Kyle-Scott Jackson, Todd J. Smith, Rutherford Cravens, Darnell Williams, Jedda Jones, Jeffrey Galpin, Michael Arata, Estella Denson, Jeffrey Glapin, Derrick Simmons, David Hash, Ralph E. Tresvant, Sharon Warren

Director: Taylor Hackford

Director: Taylor Hackford
Screenwriter: James White, Taylor Hackford
Producer: Howard Baldwin
Distributor: Universal Pictures

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Feb 27, 2009
Devin Faraci
Devin Faraci
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Aug 7, 2008
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review
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Full Review Source: Newsweek | comment Comment
Nov 1, 2007
David Ansen
David Ansen
Newsweek
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Jul 14, 2007
Joe Lozito
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

Potent and vibrant as far as the music goes, but reticent, self-conscious and pretty much stuck on unexplored surfaces when it comes to this creative giant's complex life and times.

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May 16, 2007
Prairie Miller
Prairie Miller
Long Island Press

The directing is sure-handed, the script intelligent, and the acting strong, especially the amazing performance from Foxx.

Full Review Source: Christianity Today | comment Comment
Oct 2, 2006
Russ Breimeier
Russ Breimeier
Christianity Today
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Full Review Source: Sight and Sound | comment Comment
Sep 28, 2006
Sight and Sound

Foxx is brilliant, and sturdily supported by [James L.] White's script all the way

Full Review Source: Perihelion Journal | comment Comment
Sep 20, 2006
Jay Antani
Jay Antani
Perihelion Journal

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Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | comment Comment
Sep 10, 2006
Joseph Proimakis
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses
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Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
May 26, 2006
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

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Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
Apr 1, 2006
Empire Magazine

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Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
Dec 6, 2005
Film Threat

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Jul 5, 2005
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Full Review Source: MovieWeb | comment Comment
May 16, 2005
Rick Kisonak
Rick Kisonak
MovieWeb

Ray is a flawed film, but Foxx’s captivating acting and a bustling soundtrack smooth the rough spots.

Full Review Source: Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema | comment Comment
Apr 14, 2005
Mark Pfeiffer
Mark Pfeiffer
Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema

'Jamie Foxx brinda una de esas interpretaciones que, aunque suene a cliché, quedan para la historia'

Full Review Source: Moviola | comment Comment
Apr 4, 2005
Jorge Avila Andrade
Jorge Avila Andrade
Moviola

(...) Una lograda actuación y buena música no hacen, necesariamente, una gran película. Y Ray es uno de esos casos.

Full Review Source: Uruguay Total | comment Comment
Mar 17, 2005
Enrique Buchichio
Enrique Buchichio
Uruguay Total

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Mar 6, 2005
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Feb 14, 2005
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
Movie Gazette
 
 
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